Microsoft announced that it has replaced the default scripting engine JScript with the newer and more secure JScript9Legacy ...

Microsoft officially retired JScript years ago, along with proper support for the original Internet Explorer browser. However ...

JavaScript Security Vulnerabilities: Weakness in Web 2.0. By John K. Waters; August 8, 2006; A glaring spotlight is now focused on vulnerabilities inherent in a key enabler of the new breed of dynamic ...

This course is a Secure Javascript Programming Overview. It gives the student an introduction to JavaScript security and covers important topics like authentication best practices and refreshers ...

JavaScript is playing a major role in the Web 2.0 boom, but increased use of the scripting language is raising security questions.

The vast majority of security vulnerabilities in open-source projects reside in indirect dependencies rather than directly and first-hand loaded components. "Aggregating the numbers from all ...

The problem with JavaScript/AJAX/Web 2.0 security flaws is that there has been no strong message going out to software developers regarding security being their responsibility, Chess said.

The researcher who rang alarm bells about a serious Javascript security hole in the popular Mailbox iPhone app, says that there is still a problem – even though the company itself believes it has ...

Editor's note: as this story progresses, we are adding updates down below. The current word: this is a hoax. Firefox is loaded with security flaws, according to a hacker duo that presented at this ...

CNET reports on the presentation of a JavaScript security flaw -- which is really a variation of an old issue -- that potentially affects Firefox when running under Mac OS X (and other operating ...