What upcoming operating system will let you login to gmail without additional prompting?
Sidejack Attack Jimmies Open Gmail, Other Services by Glenn Fleishman Send Email to Author “Sidejacking” has entered the lexicon of network attacks. This newly defined term refers to a method of hijacking an in-progress Web session with a remote service – like Gmail – by intercepting and re-using the credentials that identify you to that server. A sidejacker can read and send email from your Gmail account, update MySpace pages, and potentially steal your identity and make your friends and colleagues think you’re evil, insane, or criminal. And that’s just for starters. These credentials can be grabbed without using encryption cracking tools, and often can be intercepted and used even if you logged into a site in a secure manner. Sidejacking doesn’t require that a cracker gain remote access to your computer, nor does having session information sidejacked necessarily make your computer more vulnerable. Protecting against sidejacking may take a rethink on the part of Web site operators, us
