Here is our latest news roundup of articles about network and SSL security. Click here to see the whole series. SSL & Encryption News New CA/B Forum Baseline Requirements make it so Certificate Authorities can only issue certificates with validity periods up to 39 months starting on April 1. The final touches are being put […]
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Superfish-like Behavior Found Again with Komodia and PrivDog
In the last two weeks, we have seen quite a few poor security practices in use with Superfish, Komodia/Lavasoft, and now PrivDog.
Lenovo’s Superfish Adware and the Perils of Self-Signed Certificates
Lenovo’s violation of security best practices demonstrates the dangers of using self-signed certificates and the importance of the public trust system.
This Month in SSL: January 2015
Here is our latest news roundup of articles about network and SSL security. Click here to see the whole series. SSL & Encryption News Google Chrome 40 was released on January 23, which means we’re only one version away from the deprecation of SHA-1 which is scheduled for version 41. Mozilla Firefox announced that they […]
#JeSuisCharlie: Keeping Your Data Safe in Times of Terror
A reported 19,000 website hacks after the Charlie Hebdo attack make data security a top priority.
State of the Union Address Sparks National Discussion about Cybersecurity
President Obama’s State of the Union Address and proposed legislative changes bring cybersecurity into the national spotlight.
The New Reality of Information Security
Bruce Potter talks about the new reality of information security and its evolution to cyber security at ShmooCon 2015.
Data Breaches Now Resulting in 15% More Lost Customers
Each year, the Ponemon Institute conducts a study on the cost of data breaches. The 2014 study contains some startling statistics.
This Week in SSL – The NY Times and HTTPS, PayPal disabling SSLv3, and IE Considering Public-Key Pinning
Here is our latest news roundup of articles about network and SSL security. The New York Times Is Embracing HTTPS In a blog post this week, Rajiv Pant (CTO of the NY Times) co-authored a blog post about the benefits and challenges of HTTPS. Pant’s HTTPS benefits include better security, privacy, and improved SEO rankings. […]