Security News

Let's Encrypt Is Making Web Encryption Easier (Schneier on Security)
2016-12-14 12:46

That's the conclusion of a research paper: Once [costs and complexity] are eliminated, it enables big hosting providers to issue and deploy certificates for their customers in bulk, thus quickly...

80% of digital publishers don’t know how their web traffic is audited (Help Net Security)
2016-12-09 12:30

The burden of proof is on publishers to defend their web traffic, yet 80 percent admit they don’t have insight into how their traffic is audited, raising questions about which traffic is non-human...

Weave a web of deception to secure data (Help Net Security)
2016-11-15 13:10

Today’s technically superior and incredibly well-funded (often state-funded, in fact) hackers are not impressed with breach prevention and traditional security solutions. Security professionals...

Outlook Web Access Two-Factor Authentication Bypass Exists (Threatpost)
2016-11-03 19:15

Two-factor authentication protecting Outlook Web Access and Office 365 portals can be bypassed-and the situation likely cannot be fixed, a researcher has disclosed.

Most activity on the dark web is legal and mundane (Help Net Security)
2016-11-03 13:00

Terbium Labs has conducted a data-driven, fact-based research report that looked to identify what’s really taking place on the far corners of the Internet. Total findings for all content, measured...