Cookies are used in your web browser to store information, but have you ever thought about how easy it would be for a hacker to quickly gain access to them? It is actually frighteningly easy as Robert Graham, the CEO of errata security, demonstrated at the Black Hat security convention. All it really takes is a point-and-click of the mouse:

First Graham needs to be able to sniff

Yesterday Google Blogoscoped posted a compilation of stories about Google, written by “The Onion.” I browsed through several of them, and I must admit, they are funny. It’s Friday, and I figured everybody enjoyed another laugh, so here we go. Google Satire…. from The Onion:

Google Losing Steam?

This story was dated March 2, 2006, and read – “Google recently suffered a 13% drop in stock price, the sharpest drop in the history of the company.  What

At the Black Hat conference this week Mozilla announced a new tool called jsfunfuzz that was developed by their very own Jesse Ruderman. This is something developers can use to test the JavaScript engine for both stability and vulnerabilities. Here’s what Mozilla had to say about it:

The responsible sharing of security tools is an important way to

When I think of Amazon, I automatically think of books. I can’t help it. I’m still stuck on their early days when they were known as the online bookstore. They’ve certainly expanded to sell just about everything possible these days from housewares and electronics to clothing and furniture. And now they’ll be adding groceries to the list of products offered, and those groceries will be delivered “fresh” to

Back in May, we wrote about Microsoft’s latest way of getting involved and giving back to important organizations globally with their “I’m Making a Difference” campaign. Ever since March, anyone who uses Windows Live Messenger has the opportunity to participate, and it costs nothing to get involved. The whole point is giving back, so there are a handful of organizations that end up receiving a portion of the revenue that Microsoft makes off of

Anyone that has been using BitTorrent for several years undoubtedly knows, or used, the SuprNova.org site. It was a BitTorrent tracker much like what The Pirate Bay is today, and before shutting SuprNova down in December 2004 it was bringing in some 1.5 million visitors per day. It has since become a mere legend in the world of file sharing, but The Pirate Bay is hoping to give it

Funny Friday

With the recent release of The Simpsons Movies in theaters, I thought it was an appropriate time to turn to Homer Simpson for some words of wisdom. Simpsons fan or not, his “wisdom” is funny. Feel free to share your own favorite moments from the show whether they involve Homer, or any of the other characters. I’ve also included a YouTube video that’s a compilation of Homer’s funniest moments. Happy Friday!

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