The Secure Sockets Layer protocol for secure Web transfers was first developed by Netscape in 1994. Since then, it has a ubiquitous tool for setting up encrypted communications over the Internet. SSL ...

The revamped Yahoo Mail sure is pretty, but from a security perspective the popular service has a pretty ugly security flaw: It doesn’t encrypt your email sessions. But that will soon change. (Finally ...

You wouldn't hand your credit card over to someone selling watches from street-side tables; you should protect your information just as vigilantly online. Almost all reputable sites that collect ...

With the evolution of the internet, the solutions for better protection of websites increase -- and so does the creativity of cybercriminals. For several years now, organizations like Google have been ...

To enable users to browse safely on Chrome, Chrome requires websites to use trustworthy certificates. A secure website must have trustworthy SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates. In other words, if ...

Who among us doesn’t connect to public WiFi in the airport or at a coffee shop. One of the conveniences of the modern world is being able to connect wherever you are. But using secure HTTP is ...

SSL or Secure Socket Layer error generally occurs when the browser cannot establish a secure connection with the website. Problems with the website’s SSL ...

Google researchers have found a severe flaw in an obsolete but still used encryption software, which could be exploited to steal sensitive data—and the fix could break the Web for users of older web ...

In Figure 10-1, remote access users at an Internet caf , airport Internet kiosk, and a hotel access the corporate network using variously HTTPS, POP3S, SMTPS, and port forwarding (TCP-based ...

Update: Apple has released 10.9.2, which patches the SSL vulnerability discussed in this article. News of a serious vulnerability within Apple’s implementation of a key encryption technology has been ...

After releasing iOS 7.0.5 at the end of last month to fix network errors for Chinese users, Apple has just released iOS 7.0.6 (Build 11B651) alongside iOS 6.1.6 (build 10b500) for the iPhone 3GS and ...