In cyber security, attention is concentrated on the new -- zero-day exploits, for example, are big news and big business. But old threats can still cause big problems for organizations, even when the ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. The Department of Homeland Security has warned federal agencies ...

Cross-site scripting, often abbreviated XSS, is a class of Web security issues. A recent research report stated that XSS is now the top security risk. In a typical XSS scenario, a Web page might use ...

Cross-site scripting has topped the 2020 list of the 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses compiled by the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). The vulnerability, described by the CWE as "improper ...

Cross-site scripting flaws are the most prevalent vulnerabilities found in Web applications, posing a risk to data and intellectual property, according to a study of thousands of applications by ...

I'm studying JavaScript for a class, and I'm stuck on understanding Cross-Site Scripting, what it is, and how to prevent it. Let me know if the concepts below are correct. Cross-site scripting ...

A US-based security expert is to release details of a tool that can use cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws and JavaScript to create a distributed botnet without any kind of user interaction at all. XSS ...

The vulnerability's potential impact was even more serious than usual because the PayPal page was guarded by an Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate. Online payment provider PayPal has patched a ...

Update: Netscape.com was the victim of a benign attack early on 26 July. However, a Netscape spokesman says the site has been secured and its visitors are now safe. According to a blog posting from ...

Editor’s Note: This story is excerpted from Computerworld. For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld’s Macintosh Knowledge Center. Online payment provider PayPal has patched a critical cross-site ...