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Tag Archives: SSL
The FREAK bug in TLS/SSL – what you need to know
The FREAK bug affects TLS/SSL, the security protocol that puts the S into HTTPS and the padlock in your browser’s address bar. Paul Ducklin explains in plain English…
Anatomy of a certificate problem – Comodo’s “PrivDog” software in the spotlight
The bug’s now fixed, but when a Certificate Authority offers you software to make your secure web transactions even more secure… …you don’t expect it to work the other way around!
SSCC 187 – The cryptography edition [PODCAST]
Sophos expert John Shier sits in for regular presenter Chester Wisniewski in this episode. John and Paul Ducklin dissect the latest security issues, which were dominated this week by some thorny matters of cryptography.
Google redesigns security warnings after 70% of Chrome users ignore them
You can strip jargon, but in the end, the warnings that work best are those with visual throb: pick the right colors and hide the wrong choices!
“Goldmine for burglars” hole closed in Immobilise national property register
It was a burglar’s dream: A list with 28+ million records of expensive toys. Customers’ names, addresses, lists of valuables, and even the gizmos’ monetary values were all easy pickings. 
Gogo forges YouTube SSL certificate to throttle high-bandwith usage on flights
It swears it’s not intercepting user data, but issuing a fake HTTPS certificate sure doesn’t make us feel warm and fuzzy. 
SSCC 170 – Is the best time to shop at a store right after it has a breach? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. Join Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski, John Shier and Paul Ducklin as they turn news into advice…
“Oops! I’m sorry about that” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here it is – this week’s 60 Second Security video. News that will amuse, and it only takes a minute…
POODLE attack takes bytes out of your enrypted data – here’s what to do
Heartbleed, Shellshock, Sandworm…and now POODLE. It’s a security hole that could let crooks read your encrypted web traffic. Paul Ducklin takes you through how it works, and what you can do to avoid it, in plain (well, plain-ish) English…