Security News

Renewed Attention on Android Apps Failing SSL Validation (Threatpost)
2015-04-22 00:12

CERT researcher Will Dormann presented an update on his research looking at Android apps that fail to validate SSL; Google meanwhile, says it will get stricter with enforcement.

Upatre malware gets full SSL comms encryption (Help Net Security)
2015-04-20 15:26

The extremely popular Upatre Trojan downloader has undergone considerable changes that will make it and its communication more difficult to spot and block. The changes were implemented in the new v...

SSL Labs unveils free open source tool, new APIs (Help Net Security)
2015-03-18 07:30

Qualys SSL Labs now includes free assessment APIs, accompanied by a free open source tool that can be used for bulk and automated testing of websites. These new enhancements provide the same results a...