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Comodo says they'll abandon Let's Encrypt trademark applications
Comodo, known as one of the world's largest SSL providers, earned the ire of security and privacy advocates this week, after the security firm was revealed to have filed trademark registrations for the term let's encrypt, which...
Safari 10 to turn off Flash by default
Apple is driving another nail in the coffin of Adobe Flash by no longer telling websites that offer both Flash and HTML5 that the plug-in is installed on users' Macs.
SWIFT asks its customers to help it end a string of high-profile banking frauds
Financial transaction network SWIFT called on its customers Friday to help it end a string of high-profile banking frauds perpetrated using its network.
Google aims to block Flash by default for Chrome users, except for 10 white-listed sites
Google aims to make HTML5 the primary experience in Chrome by the fourth quarter of this year, except for a white-list of 10 sites that will run Adobe’s Flash Player.
Mozilla wants US to disclose to it first any vulnerability found in Tor by government hackers
Mozilla has asked a court that it should be provided information on a vulnerability in the Tor browser ahead of it being provided to a defendant in a lawsuit, as the browser is based in part on Firefox browser code.
Chrome extensions will soon have to tell you what data they collect
Google is making it harder for Chrome extensions to take users' browsing data without them knowing about it, thanks to a new policy the company announced Friday.
Internet 101: Securing ecommerce and the digital enterprise
Chris Olson, CEO, The Media Trust, talks about security vulnerabilities and how they impact the enterprise from their own website management
It's official: Older versions of IE are now at risk
Microsoft this week made good on a 2014 promise and withheld security updates from users of older versions of Internet Explorer.
ProPublica joins the Dark Web with .onion version of news site
ProPublica is now the biggest news site on the Dark Web. The independent news organization recently launched its own .onion address.
A better way to move past insecure SHA-1 certs
The digital certificate switchover from weak SHA-1 to the vastly stronger SHA-2 promises to be brutal, but a new industry proposal could ease the pain
Chrome for Android blocks access to malware and scam websites
Google has implemented Safe Browsing, the blacklisting technology used to block websites that host malware or scams, in Chrome for Android.
And then there were two: Another dangerous Dell root certificate discovered
After Dell confirmed that one of its support tools installed a dangerous self-signed root certificate and private key on computers, users discovered a similar certificate deployed by a different Dell tool.
What you need to know about Dell's root certificate security debacle
In an attempt to provide a more streamlined remote support experience, Dell installed a self-signed root certificate and corresponding private key on its customers' computers, exposing users' encrypted communications to potential...
Dell support tool responsible for eDellRoot problems
The self-signed root certificate that has left Dell customers at risk was placed on affected systems after an August update to the Dell Foundation Services application.
Dell puts privacy at risk with dangerous root certificate
Dell has come under fire for shipping PCs with a pre-installed trusted root certificate that can be used to compromise the security of encrypted HTTPS connections. The issue is similar to one Lenovo customers faced after the company...
Google threatens action against Symantec-issued certificates following botched investigation
Google wants Symantec to publicly disclose all the certificates it issues and to undergo a third-party security audit after an incident involving the CA issuing unauthorized certificates as part of internal testing.
Malware replaces browser with a dangerous Chrome lookalike
This malicious browser looks and acts just like Chrome--except for all the pop-up ads, system file hijacking, and activity monitoring.
Encrypted Flash exploit bypassing vector mitigations
Researchers at Morphisec, have discovered a clever bypass being used by the Nuclear exploit kit when it targets CVE-2015-5560.
Expired certificates cost businesses $15 million per outage
The average global 5,000 company spends about $15 million to recover from the loss of business due to a certificate outage -- and faces another $25 million in potential compliance impact
Cookie handling in browsers can break HTTPS security
Man-in-the-middle attackers can inject cookies over HTTP connections in order to extract information from encrypted HTTPS traffic.
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