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IE8 to come with anti-malware, XSS protection

Microsoft yesterday announced new security features within the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2. Read more »

Major browsers bitten by security bugs

What do Internet Explorer, Mozilla's browsers, and Opera all have in common? Bugs. Read more »

Microsoft exec kicks off new browser security war

Internet Explorer is more secure than Firefox, according to a senior Microsoft executive, who compared how many vulnerabilities were found in the two browsers -- but critics say his study is flawed. Read more »

Mozilla patches Web browser flaw

Mozilla has patched a flaw in its popular browser Firefox that could have allowed users' computers to be taken over by visiting Web sites infected with malware -- a popular form of attack in recent times Read more »

Apple Windows Safari: Second patch batch unleashed

The recently-launched Apple browser, Safari for Windows, has received its second lot of patches since its debut earlier this month. Read more »

Browsers to get sturdier padlocks

The yellow security padlock in Web browsers, weakened by lax standards and loose supervision, will get reinforced next year with tougher requirements and browser updates. Read more »

Microsoft, Mozilla look into browser flaws

Microsoft and Mozilla are each working to tackle recently disclosed security flaws in the Internet Explorer and Firefox Web browsers. Read more »

Latest Mozilla releases fix 10 security flaws

The latest releases of the Mozilla and Firefox browsers, along with the Thunderbird e-mail software, fix 10 security issues, including three critical vulnerabilities, according to the Mozilla Foundation, which develops the software. Read more »

With Firefox 2, Mozilla touts security and speed

Mozilla officially released Firefox 2, adding security features and a new interface. Read more »

Symantec to block exploits in IE

Security vendor Symantec has launched a project aimed at plugging holes in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE). Read more »

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Designing secure intranet applications

During the design phase, engineering and security teams must work together to ensure intranet applications meet the established security standards. Read more »

Safe browser an oxymoron?

In November 2003, the CERT Coordination Center first advised Web users to consider using a Web browser other than Microsoft Internet Explorer. Read more »

Clickjacking: Potentially harmful web browser exploit

Clickjacking has the potential to redirect unknowing users to malicious websites or even spy on them. We all need to be aware of clickjacking and how to avoid its trappings. Read more »

Builder AU's May Top 10

Have you missed any of the hottest development stories published in the past month? Builder AU can help you keep in touch with the Top Ten stories of May. Read more »

Evaluate the hidden enterprise design tasks before committing to an API

Here are the reasons why the right API choice can make complex enterprise application development run more smoothly. Read more »

Security in the Web 2.0 Era

At the Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2008 in Sydney this week, Andrew Walls, the research director and security analyst at Gartner presented "Security in the Age of E-Commerce and Web 2.0". Read more »

Develop a VoiceXML solution using BeVocal

VoiceXML (VXML) is a markup language like HTML. The difference is that a phone browser rather than a Web browser renders VXML. Get started with this article. Read more »

Improving the mobile Web user experience

Traditionally our experience with the mobile Web was pretty terrible, but the good news is that this is starting to change, at least according to Oliver Weidlich, usability specialist at Ideal Interfaces. Read more »

The secrets of open source security

The Linux vs. Windows security debate is a contest of examples, which stand in place of the concepts that comprise a larger, more fundamental question of what the security benefits and detriments are for the open source and closed source development models. Read more »

Go to jail

Have you ever written buggy code or code that is not 100 percent safe? Go directly to jail, do not pass go, do not collect $200. Read more »

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Blog (7)

Fennec: Firefox for Mobile reaches alpha

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Mozilla has released Firefox for Mobile alpha code, codenamed Fennec, to users of the Nokia N810 and N800 Internet tablet. We take a look at the features of Fennec. Read more »

Google's browser ported to Mac and Linux

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- While Google work on an official port of the Chrome browser another company has ported the browser for Mac and Linux users to try for free. Read more »

Are your Web apps ready for the next-gen browser war?

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Webkit, Firefox, and Internet Explorer are all scheduled to update their browsers in 2008. Are you ready for Web dev test fest 08? Read more »

Firefox 3 add-ons to make you a better Web developer

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Firefox might be a fast browser but it's extensions can transform it into a powerful development tool for Web developers and designers. Here are 10 of the best to get you started. Read more »

Internet Exploder

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- Most developers knew this day would come-- a new version of Internet Explorer comes around and suddenly, the web application you have spent months crafting falls into a heap. No wonder people call it "Internet Exploder". Read more »

Salesforce's new AIR toolkit

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- Following the announcement that Salesforce will provide a free toolkit for Adobe Flex and AIR development on its Force.com platform, I spoke to the company’s Doug Farber, the Vice President of Operations, Asia Pacific about its functionality and other issues surrounding the toolkit. Read more »

Google Gears screenshots

Brendon Chase [blogs:codemonkeybusiness] -- Here is a bit of eye candy of the new Google Gears installation and sample code. Read more »

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