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The immediate reaction of a lot of cyber-security professionals to the news that Microsoft Excel would support Javascript was, “What could go wrong.” The clear implication being that a lot could go wrong, that this is creating a lot of risk and that this was an unnecessary step. It is true, including Javascript support in […]

The security dashboard of the world’s most popular sites, SecureTheWeb.info, uses data collected by a Python script that visits the sites. This Python script in turn relies on the underlying OpenSSL implementation on the computer where it is running. This is a limitation because the script cannot check for protocols that Python or OpenSSL don’t […]

Ads on mobile news sites can be ugly and annoying. Just look at these examples. With iOS 9 and a recent enough iPhone you can install ad blockers. I expect that a similar solution is available for Android. I have no idea about Windows phone users. However, many sites now detect ad blockers and prevent […]

Gaana, an Internet music broadcasting service based in India, recently added videos and lyrics to songs available from the service. Shazam, a music identification service, also integrates videos and lyrics for songs that people identify, or “tag”, with the app. The two services have implemented these features in different ways, and one of them is […]