- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 5th, 2016
![Apple Announces Invite-Only Bug Bounty Program Apple Announces Invite-Only Bug Bounty Program](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/apple-launches-invite-only-bug-bounty-program-1.jpg)
Apple Announces Invite-Only Bug Bounty Program
Program expected to expand to all researchers later on
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 4th, 2016
![Pwnie Awards 2016 Winners Announced Pwnie Awards 2016 Winners Announced](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/pwnie-awards-2016-winners-announced-1.jpg)
Pwnie Awards 2016 Winners Announced
List of Pwnie winners announced at Black Hat USA 2016
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 17th, 2016
![As Open Source Code Spreads, So Do Components with Security Flaws As Open Source Code Spreads, So Do Components with Security Flaws](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/as-open-source-code-spreads-so-do-components-with-security-flaws-1.png)
As Open Source Code Spreads, So Do Components with Security Flaws
Code repositories are spreading vulnerable components
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 11th, 2016
![Vivaldi Gets Built-in WebRTC IP Leak Protection Vivaldi Gets Built-in WebRTC IP Leak Protection](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/vivaldi-gets-built-in-webrtc-leak-protection-1.png)
Vivaldi Gets Built-in WebRTC IP Leak Protection
Vivaldi 1.3.534.3 comes with WebRTC IP leak protection
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 7th, 2016
![Dangerous GNU wget Vulnerability Still Not Patched in All Linux Distros Dangerous GNU wget Vulnerability Still Not Patched in All Linux Distros](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/dangerous-gnu-wget-vulnerability-still-not-patched-in-all-linux-distros-1.jpg)
Dangerous GNU wget Vulnerability Still Not Patched in All Linux Distros
Review your cronjobs for rogue wget downloads
- Security Fixes and Improvements
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 25th, 2016
![Security Researcher Finds a Way to Delete Any Video on Facebook Security Researcher Finds a Way to Delete Any Video on Facebook](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/security-researcher-finds-a-way-to-delete-any-video-on-facebook-1.jpg)
Security Researcher Finds a Way to Delete Any Video on Facebook
Researcher gets a five-digit reward from Facebook
- Apple
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 21st, 2016
![Apple Disables Old Flash Player Versions Due to Security Vulnerabilities Apple Disables Old Flash Player Versions Due to Security Vulnerabilities](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/apple-disables-old-flash-player-versions-due-to-security-vulnerabilities-1.jpg)
Apple Disables Old Flash Player Versions Due to Security Vulnerabilities
Users are now prompted to update to the latest version
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- June 13th, 2016
![AT&T Says It Blocks 200,000 Malware Attacks Every Day AT&T Says It Blocks 200,000 Malware Attacks Every Day](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/at-t-says-it-blocks-200-000-malware-attacks-every-day-1.jpg)
AT&T Says It Blocks 200,000 Malware Attacks Every Day
Company offers a blueprint for incident response plans
- Security
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 8th, 2016
![Microsoft Will Pay Hackers of .NET Core Up to $15,000 Microsoft Will Pay Hackers of .NET Core Up to $15,000](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/microsoft-will-pay-hackers-of-net-core-up-to-15-000-1.jpg)
Microsoft Will Pay Hackers of .NET Core Up to $15,000
Redmond’s bug bounty program expanded once again
- Linux & Opensource Blog
- By Marius Nestor
- May 30th, 2016
![Arch Linux-Based ArchAssault Ethical Hacking Distro Changes Name to ArchStrike Arch Linux-Based ArchAssault Ethical Hacking Distro Changes Name to ArchStrike](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/arch-linux-based-archassault-ethical-hacking-distro-changes-name-to-archstrike-1.jpg)
Arch Linux-Based ArchAssault Ethical Hacking Distro Changes Name to ArchStrike
A security layer for Arch Linux done right
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- May 30th, 2016
![Best Antivirus for Windows 10 Enterprise Best Antivirus for Windows 10 Enterprise](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/best-antivirus-for-windows-10-enterprise-1.jpg)
Best Antivirus for Windows 10 Enterprise
AV-TEST evaluates antivirus apps for Windows 10 corporate
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- May 30th, 2016
![New Tests Reveal the Best Antivirus for Windows 10 Home Users <em>Updated</em> New Tests Reveal the Best Antivirus for Windows 10 Home Users <em>Updated</em>](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/new-tests-reveal-the-best-antivirus-for-windows-10-home-users-1.jpg)
New Tests Reveal the Best Antivirus for Windows 10 Home Users Updated
No spoilers, but there’s just one app with maximum points
- Linux Distributions
- By Marius Nestor
- May 30th, 2016
![Parrot Security OS 3.0 "Lithium" Is a Linux Distro for Cryptography & Anonymity Parrot Security OS 3.0 "Lithium" Is a Linux Distro for Cryptography & Anonymity](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/parrot-security-os-3-0-lithium-is-linux-distro-for-cryptography-and-anonymity-1.jpg)
Parrot Security OS 3.0 "Lithium" Is a Linux Distro for Cryptography & Anonymity
A Debian-based, cloud-friendly penetration testing OS
- Open Source Software
- By Marius Nestor
- May 27th, 2016
![pfSense 2.3.1 FreeBSD Firewall Update Patches Web GUI Security Issue, Seven Bugs pfSense 2.3.1 FreeBSD Firewall Update Patches Web GUI Security Issue, Seven Bugs](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/pfsense-2-3-1-freebsd-firewall-update-patches-web-gui-security-issue-seven-bugs-1.jpg)
pfSense 2.3.1 FreeBSD Firewall Update Patches Web GUI Security Issue, Seven Bugs
It also addresses seven other security issues
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 26th, 2016
![New Dropbox Features Will Require Kernel Access, May Open New Security Issues New Dropbox Features Will Require Kernel Access, May Open New Security Issues](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/new-dropbox-features-will-require-kernel-access-and-may-open-new-security-issues-1.png)
New Dropbox Features Will Require Kernel Access, May Open New Security Issues
Dropbox Infinite works inside the OS kernel
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 19th, 2016
![Android Qualcomm QSEE Vulnerability Affects 60 Percent of All Devices Android Qualcomm QSEE Vulnerability Affects 60 Percent of All Devices](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/android-qualcomm-qsee-vulnerability-affects-60-percent-of-all-devices-1.jpg)
Android Qualcomm QSEE Vulnerability Affects 60 Percent of All Devices
Only tricking users into installing malicious apps is needed
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- May 17th, 2016
![Researcher Wins $5,000 for Finding XSS Bug on Google in Most Peculiar Manner Researcher Wins $5,000 for Finding XSS Bug on Google in Most Peculiar Manner](https://news-cdn.softpedia.com/images/news2/researcher-wins-5-000-for-finding-xss-bug-on-google-in-most-peculiar-manner-1.png)
Researcher Wins $5,000 for Finding XSS Bug on Google in Most Peculiar Manner
Google fixes dormant XSS issue in Cloud Console dashboard