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Compression flaw may allow for HTTPS hijacking on some browsers

Compression flaw may allow for HTTPS hijacking on some browsers
  • Posted September 13, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • Security researchers have discovered a SSL-based compression flaw which allows hackers to hijack HTTPS-encrypted web sessions. HTTPS, or HTTP Secure, is the same protocol used by online stores, banks and other websites to encrypt the sensitive data transmissions across the net.  …

Iran blocks websites in anticipation of Green Revolution anniversary

Iran blocks websites in anticipation of Green Revolution anniversary
  • Posted February 10, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • On Friday, Cnet sources confirmed that Iran has begun preemptively blocking websites in anticipation of civil unrest this weekend. Tomorrow is significant because it marks the third anniversary of the Green Revolution, a movement where outraged citizens took to the…

Twitter seeing 1 billion tweets weekly, adds permanent HTTPS setting

  • Posted March 16, 2011, 1:01 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web, IT Security
  • Twitter has announced a new security feature: a user setting that lets you always use HTTPS when accessing Twitter.com. HTTPS is particularly important when using an Internet service over an unsecured Wi-Fi connection.

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