Why Web Browser Padlocks Shouldn’t Be Trusted
Popular ‘safe browsing’ padlocks are now passe as a majority of bad guys also use them. Continue reading Why Web Browser Padlocks Shouldn’t Be Trusted
Category Archives: Extended validation certificates
Computer Security: Change is Scary, but Necessary
Everybody has probably heard a definition of insanity along the lines of “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” My feeling is that this definition needs to be modified slightly for computer security. When you’re wor… Continue reading Computer Security: Change is Scary, but Necessary
Google Chrome to Distrust Symantec SSLs for Mis-issuing 30,000 EV Certificates
Google announced its plans to punish Symantec by gradually distrusting its SSL certificates after the company was caught improperly issuing 30,000 Extended Validation (EV) certificates over the past few years.
The Extended Validation (EV) status of al… Continue reading Google Chrome to Distrust Symantec SSLs for Mis-issuing 30,000 EV Certificates