Comments on: McAfee security error http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/05/04/mcafee-security-error/ Tech news | Tech views | Geeky goodness Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:48:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tech News Blog Editor | Jim Connolly http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/05/04/mcafee-security-error/comment-page-1/#comment-7778 Tech News Blog Editor | Jim Connolly Tue, 05 May 2009 07:47:19 +0000 http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/?p=1977#comment-7778 I'm amazed how little coverage this story got yesterday. Seems it was only picked up by the tech media- so the average user won't even know. Props to ReadWriteWeb for bringing this to my attention!! I’m amazed how little coverage this story got yesterday. Seems it was only picked up by the tech media- so the average user won’t even know.

Props to ReadWriteWeb for bringing this to my attention!!

]]> By: mckt http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/05/04/mcafee-security-error/comment-page-1/#comment-7709 mckt Mon, 04 May 2009 19:43:59 +0000 http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/?p=1977#comment-7709 This XSS hole is bad, but I published a much more critical McAfee hole today- in the very application that clients use to test their own websites. http://skeptikal.org/2009/05/epic-failure-from-mcafee.html This XSS hole is bad, but I published a much more critical McAfee hole today- in the very application that clients use to test their own websites.

http://skeptikal.org/2009/05/epic-failure-from-mcafee.html

]]> By: hydrarulz http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/2009/05/04/mcafee-security-error/comment-page-1/#comment-7685 hydrarulz Mon, 04 May 2009 13:32:50 +0000 http://www.thetechnewsblog.com/?p=1977#comment-7685 A LOT of websites have that tiny "secure lock" that sais, you're safe from hackers. or has https enabled and it means that your ass is impenetrable. they and McAfee are very wrong! XSS is the most popular security hole. XSS means account stealing, (if permanent) could mean web worm lke the one on twitter or samy worm on myspace. A LOT of websites have that tiny “secure lock” that sais, you’re safe from hackers. or has https enabled and it means that your ass is impenetrable. they and McAfee are very wrong!
XSS is the most popular security hole.
XSS means account stealing, (if permanent) could mean web worm lke the one on twitter or samy worm on myspace.

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