Attackers Can Hijack 95 Percent of All HTTPS Connections

Attackers Can Hijack 95 Percent of All HTTPS Connections

Supporting HSTS is easier than you'd think

With Encryption Debate Raging On, Google Opens Up Data on HTTPS Usage

With Encryption Debate Raging On, Google Opens Up Data on HTTPS Usage

Google says that 77% of its services use HTTPS

One Week Later, DROWN Vulnerability Still Affects 620 of 653 Cloud Services

One Week Later, DROWN Vulnerability Still Affects 620 of 653 Cloud Services

Cloud providers are ignoring DROWN vulnerability

EFF Says It Issued One Million Free HTTPS Certificates via Let's Encrypt Project

EFF Says It Issued One Million Free HTTPS Certificates via Let's Encrypt Project

Let's Encrypt project is officially a success!

  • Games
  • By Andrei Dumitrescu
  • March 7th, 2016
GOG Enhances Security with Two-Step Login and HTTPS

GOG Enhances Security with Two-Step Login and HTTPS

Gamers will be able to enjoy increased security

A Third of All HTTPS Websites Are Vulnerable to the DROWN Attack

A Third of All HTTPS Websites Are Vulnerable to the DROWN Attack

Who needs backdoors when SSL is insecure on its own

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • February 25th, 2016
Mozilla Gives a Security Pass to the People It Shouldn't

Mozilla Gives a Security Pass to the People It Shouldn't

Payments processor blunder revealed, company wants mercy

OpenSSL Project Patches Two Security Bugs, One Labeled Critical

OpenSSL Project Patches Two Security Bugs, One Labeled Critical

OpenSSL team fixes SSLv2 downgrade issue

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 28th, 2016
Google Chrome Will Mark HTTP Sites as Insecure with a Big Red X

Google Chrome Will Mark HTTP Sites as Insecure with a Big Red X

HTTP sites will be considered broken and insecure by default

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 26th, 2016
Amazon to Provide Free SSL/TLS Certificates to Its AWS Customers

Amazon to Provide Free SSL/TLS Certificates to Its AWS Customers

Currently available only to AWS clients in Eastern US

New SLOTH Attack Can Reduce the Security of TLS and SSH Protocols

New SLOTH Attack Can Reduce the Security of TLS and SSH Protocols

SLOTH attack can break down secure traffic in one hour

Free Let's Encrypt Certificates Abused in Malvertising Campaigns

Free Let's Encrypt Certificates Abused in Malvertising Campaigns

Free Let's Encrypt SSL certificates make their way into the hands of malvertising campaign operators

New HTTPS Bicycle Attack Reveals Details About Passwords, GPS Coordinates

New HTTPS Bicycle Attack Reveals Details About Passwords, GPS Coordinates

Theoretical attack could spell doom for HTTPS traffic

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 30th, 2015
Twitter Joins Facebook's Initiative for a Smoother SHA-1 Transition

Twitter Joins Facebook's Initiative for a Smoother SHA-1 Transition

Twitter realizes it stands to lose up to 6% of its userbase

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 21st, 2015
After Microsoft and Mozilla, Google Also Hurries to Block SHA-1 Certificates

After Microsoft and Mozilla, Google Also Hurries to Block SHA-1 Certificates

Google won't lag behind Mozilla and Microsoft

Google Gives Another SEO Boost to HTTPS Websites

Google Gives Another SEO Boost to HTTPS Websites

HTTPS pages to become more important in search results

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • December 16th, 2015
Symantec Responds to Google in HTTPS Certificate Scandal

Symantec Responds to Google in HTTPS Certificate Scandal

Symantec: It was all a big misunderstanding

 
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