Apple Delays App Transport Security Deadline
Apple extended the deadline of Dec. 31 for developers adopt App Transport Security standards for applications submitted to the App Store. Continue reading Apple Delays App Transport Security Deadline
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Hacking Password-Protected Computers via the USB Port
PoisonTap is an impressive hacking tool that can compromise computers via the USB port, even when they are password-protected. What’s interesting is the chain of vulnerabilities the tool exploits. No individual vulnerability is a problem, but together they create a big problem. Kamkar’s trick works by chaining together a long, complex series of seemingly innocuous software security oversights that only… Continue reading Hacking Password-Protected Computers via the USB Port
We’re Winning The Crypto Wars
While the FBI and some governments are still fighting the Crypto Wars in courts and with laws, the spread of encryption appears unstoppable. Continue reading We’re Winning The Crypto Wars
Half of Chrome Pageloads are HTTPS
Google said that more than half of pageloads on Chrome across platforms are encrypted; Android as the lone laggard, but trending upward. Continue reading Half of Chrome Pageloads are HTTPS
Halfway there! Firefox users now visit over 50% of pages via HTTPS
Mozilla telemetry shows sites using HTTPS for more secure browsing now outnumber plain old HTTP. Continue reading Halfway there! Firefox users now visit over 50% of pages via HTTPS
Azure Application Gateway Web Application Firewall Preview
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Find out about a new network security feature, the Web Application Firewall, for web applications that was launched in preview at Microsoft Ignite 2016.
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Firefox ready to block certificate authority that threatened Web security
Mozilla says it has lost confidence in WoSign’s ability to protect HTTPS system. Continue reading Firefox ready to block certificate authority that threatened Web security
Google to slap warnings on non-HTTPS sites
HTTP sites, Google’s coming for you with its red “Not Secure” paint brush: exclamation mark, triangle and all! Continue reading Google to slap warnings on non-HTTPS sites
Unencrypted website? Expect to start being shamed by Google Chrome from January
Too many websites are being lax with the security of your passwords and credit card information, and Google says enough is enough.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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Google Chrome to Label Sensitive HTTP Pages as “Not Secure”
Although over three months remaining, Google has planned a New Year gift for the Internet users, who’re concerned about their privacy and security.
Starting in January of 2017, the world’s most popular web browser Chrome will begin labeling HTTP sites that transmit passwords or ask for credit card details as “Not Secure” — the first step in Google’s plan to discourage the use of sites that
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