Chrome was one of the few browsers that came unharmed during the Pwn2Own 2011 edition of the competition that brings together hackers worldwide to undermine the security of browsers and mobile devices. For this reason this year the experts put all the emphasis on software and managed to hack Google .
The team for violating the security of Chrome was Vupen Security, the same as Safari hacked at Pwn2Own 2011. What is really unique is that specialists last year and had exploited vulnerabilities in the browser but the Californian firm Google did not recognize his work. plan to hack Chrome at Pwn2Own 2012 was developed for six weeks, depending Vupen experts explained. Anyway
hackers assessed the level of protection much Google , the browser developed at Mountain View is considered one of the most reliable today.
The sandbox Chrome is one of the safest exists. Not an easy task to create a threat that is capable of evading all the protections of the browser. I can say that Chrome is one of the safest browsers available. This only shows that any browser or software can be hacked if you have sufficient motivation and ability.
Vupen words co-founder, Chaoki Bekrar are more than clear. Hopefully the work of experts now it is taken into account by Google to fix security flaws that may affect users. Chrome is a browser constantly updating and certainly the gaps will be closed soon.
Road | The Verge | ZDNet.
Chrome was one of the few browsers that came unharmed during the Pwn2Own 2011 edition of the competition that brings together hackers worldwide to undermine the security of browsers and mobile devices. For this reason this year the experts put all the emphasis on software and managed to hack Google .
The team for violating the security of Chrome was Vupen Security, the same as Safari hacked at Pwn2Own 2011. What is really unique is that specialists last year and had exploited vulnerabilities in the browser but the Californian firm Google did not recognize his work. plan to hack Chrome at Pwn2Own 2012 was developed for six weeks, depending Vupen experts explained. Anyway
hackers assessed the level of protection much Google , the browser developed at Mountain View is considered one of the most reliable today.
The sandbox Chrome is one of the safest exists. Not an easy task to create a threat that is capable of evading all the protections of the browser. I can say that Chrome is one of the safest browsers available. This only shows that any browser software can be hacked or if there is sufficient motivation and ability.
Vupen words co-founder, Chaoki Bekrar are more than clear. Hopefully the work of experts now it is taken into account by Google to fix security flaws that may affect users. Chrome is a browser constantly updating and certainly the gaps will be closed soon.
Road | The Verge | ZDNet.
if Pwn2Own did not attract all the eyes of hackers who go prowling around the world, Google announced that it will $ 20,000 the one who managed to hack on your browser Google Chrome.
This commitment has created a stir around the competition, and more precisely the competition between browsers, due in part to the large amount of money as Google’s browser was the only one who could not be hacked on the issue last year and in 2009. To make matters worse, Chrome could not be hacked for the 2009 version, which makes this browser the possibility of crown for the third consecutive year as the most secure browser year .
Recall that the
Pwn2Own is made in Canada in the month of March
and attract the best hackers in the world, measuring their technical expertise and hacking all sorts of things such as operating systems, browsers or mobile phones. This year, those conducting the event have chosen the category of browsers and mobile phones. Especially in the latter category was one of the largest falls in the 2010 event, which was the fall of the iPhone in the hands of Vincenzo Iozzo and Ralf Philipp Weinmann, hacked it in just 20 seconds .
Google has said that if during the first day is not hacked the browser, will award $ 10,000 to what gets done with Chrome control during the second day.
Obviously the prize offered by Google is apart from the competition prize to hackers and security experts in the Pwn2Own.
One more reason for everyone to be attentive to what happens during the Pwn2Own, to be held this year from 9 to March 11 .
ElGeek
