Update: Netscape.com was the victim of a benign attack early on 26 July. However, a Netscape spokesman says the site has been secured and its visitors are now safe. According to a blog posting from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) remains one of the most common security threats to web applications. Despite advanced protection mechanisms, attackers continue to find new ways to exploit XSS ...

For years buffer overflow has been the favorite target of online attackers, but no more: Cross-site scripting is now the biggest culprit That's the scoop from Mitre Corp., which later this week will ...

Facebook, one of the most popular websites, is a likely place for JavaScript hacks, due to cross-site scripting vulnerabilities and the overall lack of security of Facebook users. This allows hackers ...

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 ...

Web administrators beware: Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities are now far more attactive targets than more notorious bugs such as buffer overflows, according to new figures from Mitre, a U.S.

Cross-site scripting has topped the 2020 list of the 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses compiled by the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). The vulnerability, described by the CWE as "improper ...