Security News

Still not using HTTPS? Firefox is about to shame you
2019-07-18 11:32

Two years after promising to report all HTTP-based web pages as insecure, Mozilla is about to deliver.

Google Makes DNS Over HTTPS Generally Available
2019-06-27 14:12

Google this week announced the general availability of its standard DNS over HTTPS (DoH) service, which includes full RFC 8484 support. read more

Google Announces DNS over HTTPS ‘General Availability’
2019-06-26 22:33

Google finalizes its DNS-over-HTTPS service inching toward a world where DNS request are sent via HTTPS and not UDP or TCP.

FBI warns users to be wary of phishing sites abusing HTTPS
2019-06-12 10:55

Why you shouldn't trust a website simply because it's secured using HTTPS and backed by the green padlock symbol.

FBI Warns of HTTPS Abuse in Phishing Campaigns
2019-06-11 15:26

Malicious actors are abusing users’ trust in the HTTPS protocol to launch phishing campaigns, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns in a recent alert.  read more

DNS over HTTPS is coming whether ISPs and governments like it or not
2019-04-24 10:59

DNS over HTTPS (DoH), backed by Google, Mozilla and Cloudflare, is about to make web surveillance a lot more difficult.

Attackers Store Malware in Hidden Directories of Compromised HTTPS Sites
2019-04-01 16:42

Cybercriminals are utilizing hidden “well-known” directories of HTTPS sites to store and serve malicious payloads, Zscaler security researchers have discovered.  read more

Cloudflare Launches New HTTPS Interception Detection Tools
2019-03-19 18:21

Security services provider Cloudflare on Monday announced the release of two new tools related to HTTPS interception detection.  read more

VLC Responds to Criticism Over Lack of HTTPS for Updates
2019-01-21 19:11

The developers of the popular open source video player VLC, which recently surpassed 3 billion downloads, have responded to criticism over the use of HTTP for software updates. read more

Dozens of .gov HTTPS certs expire, websites offline, FBI on ice, IT security slows... Yup, it's day 20 of Trump's govt shutdown
2019-01-11 02:02

Hackers may be rubbing their hands with glee The IT impact of the ongoing partial US federal government shutdown has begun to show up in the form of degraded computer security. According to...