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191 – Is The Browser The New Operating System?

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Today we’re discussing an exciting trend in the world of technology—the browser is no longer just a window to the web. So we asked is it becoming the operating system itself?

From the early days of Mosaic and Netscape Navigator to today’s cloud-powered Chromebooks, the browser has evolved dramatically. In this episode, we’ll explore the security implication, the history of browsers, the famous browser wars, and how today’s browsers are blurring the lines between web interfaces and operating systems.
Having said that, lets recap a top trending security news shall we?

  • Exploiting CUPS: How Recent Vulnerabilities Could Compromise Linux Security

– https://www.evilsocket.net: Attacking On UNIX Systems Via CUPS Part I
https://en.wikipedia.org: History of The Web Browsers
– https://en.wikipedia.org: Browser Wars

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