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Chrome 16 brings support for syncing multiple accounts

Version 16 of the Chrome browser expands its sync capabilities by adding support for syncing multiple accounts and also addresses 15 security holes, six of which are rated as "high severity"

Chrome 16 brings support for syncing multiple accounts

Version 16 of the Chrome browser expands its sync capabilities by adding support for syncing multiple accounts and also addresses 15 security holes, six of which are rated as "high severity"

Security problem in PuTTY SSH client fixed

Older versions of the SSH client were retaining SSH passwords in memory. The flaw has been corrected in the latest release of PuTTY

Security problem in PuTTY SSH client fixed

Older versions of the SSH client were retaining SSH passwords in memory. The flaw has been corrected in the latest release of PuTTY

Version 2.2 of the Moodle e-learning platform released

The major update includes a new advanced grading methods subsystem with support for Rubrics, a new standard mobile theme and support for importing IMS CC standard packages. The 2.1.x, 2.0.x and 1.9.x branches have also been updated to close 13 security holes

Google researchers propose way out of the SSL dilemma

Publicly viewable lists would strengthen trust in the public key infrastructure (PKI) underpinning HTTPS and protect against worst case scenarios such as a compromised certificate authority like Diginotar

Google researchers propose way out of the SSL dilemma

Publicly viewable lists would strengthen trust in the public key infrastructure (PKI) underpinning HTTPS and protect against worst case scenarios such as a compromised certificate authority like Diginotar

The H Roundup for the week ending 26 November

In the last seven days: Canonical drops CouchDB, the end of the line for syslog?, US water utility hack, faster JavaScript apps, Doom 3 source code published, real-time kernel goes Linux 3.0, jQuip, and PyPy 1.7

OpenPGP in browsers

Recurity Labs has presented a browser extension that allows webmail users to encrypt emails in accordance with the OpenPGP standard. A prototype for Chrome is already available

OpenPGP in browsers

Recurity Labs has presented a browser extension that allows webmail users to encrypt emails in accordance with the OpenPGP standard. A prototype for Chrome is already available