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Microsoft Teams communication platform suffered a temporary outage due to an expired SSL certificate

When tech giants make embarrasing mistakes

By Cohen Coberly, February 3, 2020, 5:18 PM 13 comments

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The Web Security

Expired certificate broke all Firefox add-ons

Mozilla should have known better

By James Miller, May 5, 2019, 6:50 AM 22 comments

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Software The Web

The internet is evolving: HTTP will no longer use TCP

HTTP/3 promises a faster and simpler internet connection

By Isaiah Mayersen, November 18, 2018, 11:09 AM 17 comments

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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

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OpenSSL now protects against Logjam attack

By Shawn Knight, June 12, 2015, 3:00 PM

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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

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Security The Web

Researchers say Poodle can be repurposed to attack TLS, 10 percent of the servers vulnerable

By Himanshu Arora, December 9, 2014, 10:00 AM

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Security The Web

Poodle effect: Mozilla to disable SSL version 3.0 in Firefox 34

By Himanshu Arora, October 15, 2014, 12:00 PM

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Mobile Software

New study says the most popular Android apps leave millions open to data attacks

By Justin Kahn, August 21, 2014, 1:00 PM 14 comments

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Critical security vulnerability Heartbleed disclosed in OpenSSL

By Shawn Knight, April 8, 2014, 3:30 PM 7 comments

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The Web Security

Google completes upgrading its SSL certificates to 2,048-bit RSA

By Himanshu Arora, November 21, 2013, 10:30 AM

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Lavabit to come back online briefly so users can download e-mail archives

By Shawn Knight, October 15, 2013, 5:30 PM

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Google set to enforce tighter SSL security in Chrome

By Justin Kahn, September 26, 2013, 3:15 PM

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Facebook enables secure browser connections by default

By Shawn Knight, August 1, 2013, 2:00 PM

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Security The Web

SSL encrypted communications intercepted and stored by PRISM

By Jesse Schoff, June 26, 2013, 5:00 PM 11 comments

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Mobile Security

Android apps used by millions vulnerable to data theft

By Jose Vilches, October 22, 2012, 4:30 PM

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Security The Web

Compression flaw may allow for HTTPS hijacking on some browsers

By Rick Burgess, September 13, 2012, 4:00 PM

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Homeland Security probes SSL flaw in RuggedCom gear securing critical infrastructure

By Lee Kaelin, August 23, 2012, 12:00 PM

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Iran blocks websites in anticipation of Green Revolution anniversary

By Rick Burgess, February 10, 2012, 3:30 PM

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GlobalSign investigation confirms SSL certificates are safe

By Julio Franco, December 16, 2011, 10:30 AM

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Google search gets default SSL security for signed-in users

By Jose Vilches, October 19, 2011, 10:28 AM

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Security The Web

DigiNotar declares bankruptcy after major security breach

By Lee Kaelin, September 21, 2011, 9:17 AM

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Security The Web

GlobalSign confirms one of its servers was compromised

By Lee Kaelin, September 13, 2011, 9:48 AM