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Firefox_Logo_2Oh boy... this is not good. Wait a minute... now I have to use IE? Eh... I've had worse days...

Context--an independent information security consultancy--has published a new report on security flaws with WebGL. The report, "WebGL--More WebGL Security Flaws", includes a video clip demonstrating why organizations should think twice about relying on Web browsers built on WebGL. 

After Context first published its findings that WebGL exposes systems to security risks, Khronos--the developers of WebGL, and browser vendors have stepped up and taken action to address those concerns. This new report is based on continued research by Context, as well as testing done to determine if the actions taken by Khronos and browser vendors actually work to make WebGL safe. 

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firefox_blueThis is something everyone should know.

Firefox users have targeted by a new scam that tries to load a user's PC with fake antivirus software using a passably convincing version of the Windows Update page.

Fake antivirus scams are legion, and ones using bogus update pages of one sort of another are also an established trick. The oddity of the latest incarnation of the attack, discovered by Sophos, is that it triggers only when encountering Windows users of Firefox pushed to it through a page redirect. 

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