Illustration by Mark Todd In May, Web security consultant George Deglin discovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit that involved Facebook’s controversial Instant Personalization feature. The ...

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 ...

The attack highlights the under-rated and often-ignored risk of allowing employees to check their personal e-mail accounts at work, the company says. Cross-site scripting (XSS) is a common security ...

In 2011, a group of hackers known as Lulzsec went on a two month rampage hacking into dozens of websites including those owned by FOX, PBS, the FBI, Sony and many others. The group was eventually ...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) remains a serious threat, even though the most commonly used front-end frameworks come with many security functions as standard. Frameworks such as React or Angular offer ...

The Ministry of Defence has admitted to a security flaw in its website that could have opened visitors up to attack. The government department was alerted to the vulnerability by hacker group Team ...

A zero-day vulnerability in yahoo.com that lets attackers hijack Yahoo! email accounts and redirect users to malicious Web sites offers a fascinating glimpse into the underground market for ...

Attackers are able to bypass the reflective cross-site scripting filter in Internet Explorer; the weakness is accepted by Microsoft as part of its design philosophy for the filter and will not be ...

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 ...