Security The Web Qihoo 360 accidentally exposed a private SSL key, putting its platform at risk An AI security tool designed to "never leak passwords" included its own private key in the installer By Alfonso Maruccia, March 18, 2026, 12:46 PM
Software Microsoft 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
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
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
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
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
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
Security The Web Poodle effect: Mozilla to disable SSL version 3.0 in Firefox 34 By Himanshu Arora, October 15, 2014, 12:00 PM
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
Security Critical security vulnerability Heartbleed disclosed in OpenSSL By Shawn Knight, April 8, 2014, 3:30 PM 7 comments
The Web Security Google completes upgrading its SSL certificates to 2,048-bit RSA By Himanshu Arora, November 21, 2013, 10:30 AM
The Web Lavabit to come back online briefly so users can download e-mail archives By Shawn Knight, October 15, 2013, 5:30 PM
The Web Google set to enforce tighter SSL security in Chrome By Justin Kahn, September 26, 2013, 3:15 PM
The Web Facebook enables secure browser connections by default By Shawn Knight, August 1, 2013, 2:00 PM
Security The Web SSL encrypted communications intercepted and stored by PRISM By Jesse Schoff, June 26, 2013, 5:00 PM 11 comments
Mobile Security Android apps used by millions vulnerable to data theft By Jose Vilches, October 22, 2012, 4:30 PM
Security The Web Compression flaw may allow for HTTPS hijacking on some browsers By Rick Burgess, September 13, 2012, 4:00 PM
Security Homeland Security probes SSL flaw in RuggedCom gear securing critical infrastructure By Lee Kaelin, August 23, 2012, 12:00 PM
The Web Iran blocks websites in anticipation of Green Revolution anniversary By Rick Burgess, February 10, 2012, 3:30 PM
Security GlobalSign investigation confirms SSL certificates are safe By Julio Franco, December 16, 2011, 10:30 AM
The Web Google search gets default SSL security for signed-in users By Jose Vilches, October 19, 2011, 10:28 AM
Security The Web DigiNotar declares bankruptcy after major security breach By Lee Kaelin, September 21, 2011, 9:17 AM
Security The Web GlobalSign confirms one of its servers was compromised By Lee Kaelin, September 13, 2011, 9:48 AM