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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

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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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The Web Security

Google is making it easier to spot non-secure websites in Chrome

By Shawn Knight, September 8, 2016, 4:15 PM

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Tech Culture The Web

The public first gained access to the World Wide Web 25 years ago today

By Shawn Knight, August 23, 2016, 1:30 PM 9 comments

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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

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Google Security

Google is taking steps to safeguard Chrome from quantum computers

By Shawn Knight, July 8, 2016, 3:30 PM

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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

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HTTP status code 451 will inform users of legal takedowns

By Tim Schiesser, December 22, 2015, 7:30 AM 12 comments

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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 7 comments

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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

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Microsoft The Web

Microsoft to encrypt Bing search traffic by default starting this summer

By Shawn Knight, June 16, 2015, 10:30 AM

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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

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Security Microsoft

Windows PCs are also vulnerable to"FREAK" flaw

By Shawn Knight, March 6, 2015, 2:45 PM 8 comments

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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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The Web Industry

HTTP standard gets first major revision in 16 years, will make web faster and more efficient

By Jose Vilches, February 18, 2015, 10:32 AM 8 comments

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Industry Security

The NSA struggled with several encryption tools as recently as two years ago

By Shawn Knight, December 29, 2014, 2:00 PM

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Security The Web

Mailbox / Facebook App Links integration means every link you click is first sent to Facebook

By Shawn Knight, November 10, 2014, 6:30 PM

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The Web Security

Facebook adds Tor network support with official onion address

By Shawn Knight, October 31, 2014, 1:00 PM

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Research team creates undetectable malware bound to legitimate software downloads

By Justin Kahn, August 21, 2014, 5:30 PM 10 comments

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Google moves Gmail to HTTPS-only connection and encrypts all data between data centers

By Shawn Knight, March 20, 2014, 6:00 PM 7 comments

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Facebook enables secure browser connections by default

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

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Software The Web

Mozilla flaunts new Firefox logo, launches Firefox 23 beta with Social API

By Rick Burgess, June 28, 2013, 1:00 PM 17 comments

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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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News Around the Web

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

By Matthew DeCarlo, June 17, 2012, 3:30 PM

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Iran blocks websites in anticipation of Green Revolution anniversary

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