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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.  …

Weekend tech reading: SPDY not much faster than HTTP after all?

Weekend tech reading: SPDY not much faster than HTTP after all?
  • Posted June 17, 2012, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • SPDY is awesome. It’s the first real upgrade to HTTP in 10+ years, it tackles high latency mobile networks performance issues and it makes the web more secure. SPDY is different than HTTP in many ways, but its primary value comes from being able to multiplex many requests/responses...

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