Life Mozilla mandates new Firefox features rely on encrypted connections Future web-facing features in the browser must now meet a standard that requires all browser-to-server-and-back traffic be encrypted 19 Jan
Pro SSL/TLS attacks on the rise As encryption practices improve, cybercriminals turn to SSL/TLS vulnerabilities to deliver malicious attacks 2 Aug
Pro DNS record will help prevent unauthorised SSL certs From September, certificate authorities will be required to honour a new DNS record that specifies who is authorised to issue certificates for a... 13 Apr
Pro Node.js 5.7 released ahead of impending OpenSSL updates Once again, OpenSSL fixes must be evaluated by keepers of the popular server-side JavaScript platform 1 Mar
Trade Google threatens action over Symantec-issued certificates following botched investigation First investigation found 23 test certs were issued for domain names belonging to Google, Opera and others 29 Oct
Pro Encryption project issues first free SSL/TLS certificate Let's Encrypt plans to distribute certificates more widely in the next couple of months 16 Sep
Life Advertising tool PrivDog compromises HTTPS security Tool replaces SSL certificates without validating them first, opening the door to man-in-the-middle attacks 24 Feb
Pro POODLE flaw returns, hitting TLS security protocol HTTPS web site owners advised to check their web sites again 9 Dec
Pro Microsoft fixes critical crypto flaw Vulnerability in SChannel component could expose servers to remote code execution attacks 13 Nov
Pro New OpenSSL vulnerability puts encrypted comms at risk of spying Flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt traffic between clients and servers that use OpenSSL 6 Jun
Pro Heartbleed rushed response leads to mistakes Some reissued SSL certificates use the same vulnerable key 12 May
Pro Heartbleed prompts joint vendor effort to boost OpenSSL, security Industry giants back initiative via the Linux Foundation 25 Apr
Pro ‘Heartbleed’ bug in OpenSSL puts encrypted comms at risk Admins are advised to patch and revoke old private keys 8 Apr
Pro HTTPS security flaw uncovered by researchers Feature in all SSL/TLS versions can be abused to decrypt HTTPS session cookies 10 Sep
Pro Samsung devices to get Juniper SSL VPN security Junos Pulse suite will help enterprises manage the Galaxy SII, Note and Tab 10.1 2 Nov
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