Posted on May 16th, 2009 at 12:18 pm by Grace
In the never ending battle to tame the many arising security holes that just seem to come as they are plugged, Mozilla has released several (eleven actually) patches to address security flaws, of which six are very critical ones that can open a computer to malware. Security is still the main problem with the internet and with evolving threats, developers have to keep pace with these threats as they arise. FireFox, being one of the most used web browsers has been alive and kicking in the patches arena that is necessary to keep their millions of users secure and safe from evolving threats. These security flaws are part of life on the internet as the myriad of developers who deploy software on the net are being targeted by malware.
Security it seems is also one of the main issues that should be studied further according cloud computing experts, most of whom have their different views on how to approach the growing territory that is the net. News of malware able to affect data switches and other network hardware also has manufacturers clamoring to bolster their ability to address security holes that just seem to keep coming.