The Web Security Google is replacing Chrome's lock icon because it's not an indicator of website safety Users find the icon confusing, not knowing what it really means By Shawn Knight, May 3, 2023, 2:39 PM
The Web Security Peter Eckersley, tech activist and founder of Let's Encrypt, dies at 43 The Australian computer scientist fought for privacy, net neutrality and ethics for artificial intelligence By Alfonso Maruccia, September 5, 2022, 2:06 PM
Software The Web Firefox 91 launches today, expands cookie protection, Microsoft login, and more Mozilla has added Scots language support, too By Daniel Sims, August 10, 2021, 11:27 AM 10 comments
The Web Google Google will soon let Chrome users activate 'HTTPS-First mode' It attempts to upgrade page loads to HTTPS By Cohen Coberly, July 14, 2021, 4:48 PM 20 comments
The Web A third of Android devices will lose support for many secure websites next year Expect problems if you're still running Android 7.1 or older By Rob Thubron, November 9, 2020, 6:57 AM
The Web Security Mozilla begins rolling out DNS encryption by default for Firefox users As long as you live in the US By Cohen Coberly, February 25, 2020, 5:04 PM 16 comments
Security The Web Meet Godlua, the first known malware that leverages DNS over HTTPS A backdoor written in Lua that uses DoH to obscure its DNS traffic By Eric Hamilton, July 3, 2019, 3:33 PM
The Web Security Half of all phishing sites display the padlock, making people think they're safe The icon doesn't mean a website's legitimate By Rob Thubron, November 27, 2018, 5:26 AM 11 comments
Google Security Chrome 68 will label all HTTP sites as 'not secure' Chrome is nudging people towards a more secure web By Shawn Knight, July 23, 2018, 5:28 PM
Software The Web Chrome will remove the 'Secure' label on HTTPS sites in September It says users should expect the web to be safe by default By Rob Thubron, May 18, 2018, 7:59 AM 10 comments
The Web Google Chrome will start marking HTTP sites as 'not secure' Google's push for HTTPS adoption continues By Rob Thubron, February 9, 2018, 11:02 AM
Software Tinder vulnerabilities could let hackers spy on your swipes, see photos The in-app images aren't encrypted with HTTPS By Rob Thubron, January 24, 2018, 6:08 AM
The Web Security More phishing websites are using HTTPS to appear legitimate A green padlock doesn't mean a website is safe By Rob Thubron, December 6, 2017, 8:45 AM 16 comments
Google Security Google's efforts to highlight non-secure websites is paying off Google says HTTPS usage is on the rise By Shawn Knight, October 20, 2017, 4:01 PM
Security The Web EFF: Half of all web traffic is now encrypted HTTPS adoption comes thanks to easy certificates and industry pressure from web giants By William Gayde, February 22, 2017, 5:05 PM
The Web Security Google is making it easier to spot non-secure websites in Chrome By Shawn Knight, September 8, 2016, 4:15 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Free laptop if MS can't upgrade your PC to Windows 10, smaller RasPi 3 inbound By Matthew DeCarlo, July 17, 2016, 11:15 AM
Google Security Google is taking steps to safeguard Chrome from quantum computers By Shawn Knight, July 8, 2016, 3:30 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: DDR4 open to 'Rowhammer' attack, what to expect at Apple's media event By Matthew DeCarlo, March 20, 2016, 11:30 AM
Security The Web Comcast using man-in-the-middle attack to warn subscribers of potential copyright infringement By Shawn Knight, November 23, 2015, 3:00 PM
Security The Web The free HTTPS certificates from Let's Encrypt are now trusted by all major browsers By Devin Kate Pope, October 20, 2015, 5:45 PM
Microsoft The Web Microsoft to encrypt Bing search traffic by default starting this summer By Shawn Knight, June 16, 2015, 10:30 AM
Software Security 1,500 iOS apps are vulnerable to HTTPS snooping thanks to 3rd-party code flaw By Tim Schiesser, April 21, 2015, 1:15 PM
Security Microsoft Windows PCs are also vulnerable to"FREAK" flaw By Shawn Knight, March 6, 2015, 2:45 PM 8 comments
Security The Web "FREAK" flaw utilizes forgotten export-grade encryption, more than a third of secure sites affected By Shawn Knight, March 3, 2015, 6:00 PM