Adobe's chief security executive said that there will be a bull's-eye on Reader X when the new version ships next month.
Adobe Reader X, slated for release in the next 30 days, will feature Protected Mode, a "sandbox" technology that isolates processes, preventing or at least hindering malware from escaping an application to wreak havoc on the computer.
Security researchers and experts have long called for Adobe to add sandboxing to Reader because of its many vulnerabilities, which have made it a popular route to PC infection. They're getting what they asked for in November.
But Brad Arkin, Adobe's director of security and privacy, acknowledged that Protected Mode won't stop attacks against the popular PDF viewer. In fact, it will probably encourage researchers to redouble their efforts to identify security holes, at least initially.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9191882
Adobe Reader X, slated for release in the next 30 days, will feature Protected Mode, a "sandbox" technology that isolates processes, preventing or at least hindering malware from escaping an application to wreak havoc on the computer.
Security researchers and experts have long called for Adobe to add sandboxing to Reader because of its many vulnerabilities, which have made it a popular route to PC infection. They're getting what they asked for in November.
But Brad Arkin, Adobe's director of security and privacy, acknowledged that Protected Mode won't stop attacks against the popular PDF viewer. In fact, it will probably encourage researchers to redouble their efforts to identify security holes, at least initially.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9191882