For the nth time in the last couple of years, security experts are warning about a new Internet-scale vulnerability, this time in some popular SSL clients. The flaw allows an attacker to force clients to downgrade to weakened ciphers and break their supposedly encrypted communications through a man-in-the-middle attack. Researchers recently discovered that some SSL[…]
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Google Fixes 51 Bugs in Chrome 41
Categories: Vulnerabilities, Web Security
Google released the latest build of its browser Tuesday, Chrome 41.0.2272.76, patching 51 different bugs and paying out over $50,000 in bounties.
D-Link Working on Firmware Updates for Three Critical Bugs
Categories: Hacks, Vulnerabilities
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Patrick Gray on the State of Security and State Security
Categories: Compliance, Podcasts
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Firefox 37 to Include New OneCRL Certificate Blocklist
Categories: Vulnerabilities, Web Security
The next version of Mozilla Firefox will include a new certificate revocation list that will speed up and streamline the process of revoking intermediate certificates trusted by the browser. The new feature, known as OneCRL, is meant as a replacement for the old OCSP (online certificate status protocol) system that is used now to check[…]
