Google unleashes tame botnet to hunt XSS in cloudy code Google has unleashed its own application security scanner, potentially rescuing admins from 'fiddly' existing offerings. The scanner will check code running in App Engine for cross-site scripting (XSS) and mixed content vulnerabilities. Choc Factory engineering head Rob Mann says its scanner uses its Compute Engine to forge a …
and who exactly is making sure these 'scanners' are looking for malware exclusively? after years of being cleverly exploited by these very huge corporate advertising scrapers, people should be warned that every scintilla of code has a purpose, and that purpose is to scale up the last/next quarter estimates of the corporate proceeds. they aren't doing this gratis.
I found it easier just to remove java & flash from system keep running firefox NoScript, adblock+,AdBlock edge, (just killing crap), guest agent switcher\,( thinking if website thinks you are a "mac" so will multi-faceted virus...)
Android will be next to be seen for what it is, secure Linux, rewritten in holy java ....
New phone don't need Android, java is not required, what is, is a OS for Phones/PC's/Everything, it is here, but apparently it's a secret, it is called Debian ....
Ubuntu for Phones is based on it ...
Nice, but as electronics get better, I payed $199 for a 12 core tablet 32gb ram, spent $34 on 32gb flash SD, $10 for a cover, Happy to call that $250.00, from Kmart ...
A long time ago, I pay $1399.00 for a Commodore64 Computer, Brand New, only on market for 2 weeks, $199 for a Tape drive, $699.00 for a Commodore 1526? printer, $899.00 for a 1540 disk drive, and $799 for a sony trin-atron TV/Monitor, about $3000 ...
So seeing the tablet is 64bit & Commodore64 8bit, it may confuse issue, but intrinsically does that mean I have get 8 times Cpu * 1 billion times memory capacities, @ 1/10 price ?
Or just little reason for whinging about whats available in modern IT hardware ....
My only complaint is those who think they in charge like google, apple, Microsoft, of pushing their own bandwagon, selling their gizmatrons, making all else is crap ..
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