This Week in Security: Let’s Encrypt Revocation, Ghostcat, and the RIDLer

Let’s Encrypt recently celebrated their one billionth certificate. That’s over 190 million websites currently secured, and thirteen full-time staff. The annual budget for Lets Encrypt is an eye-watering $3.3+ million, covered by sponsors like Mozilla, Google, Facebook, and the EFF.

A cynic might ask if we need to rewind the …read more

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New ‘CacheOut’ Attack Targets Intel CPUs

Researchers have release a new proof-of-concept attack targeting a new Intel Speculative-type bug called CacheOut present in most Intel CPUs. Continue reading New ‘CacheOut’ Attack Targets Intel CPUs