Tag Archives: Operating system

Security flaws discovered in Chrome OS

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Prashant

Google may have aimed of providing a secure OS in the form of Chrome, but the story doesn’t ends here! A news published at Reuters reports of security researchers discovering vulnerabilities in Chrome OS extensions that allow attackers to steal … Continue reading →

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BackTrack 5 Released!

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Prashant

BackTrack is one of the most famous GNU/Linux distribution used by security professionals around the globe.  The project is funded by Offensive security, a security training and certification organization. It is distributed as a live DVD aimed to assist on … Continue reading →

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OpenBSD founder: a contractor tried to plant backdoors

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Prashant

OpenBSD is a Unix-like computer operating system descended from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), a Unix derivative developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It was forked from NetBSD by project leader Theo de Raadt in late 1995. The project is … Continue reading →

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