In today’s digital world, website security has become a non-negotiable aspect of running an online business. One of the most vital elements of online security is the SSL certificate. If you’re looking ...

With the evolution of the internet, the solutions for better protection of websites increase -- and so does the creativity of cybercriminals. For several years now, organizations like Google have been ...

Cybercriminals are distributing malware using fake security certificate update requests displayed on previously compromised websites, attempting to infect potential victims with backdoors and Trojans ...

Web users commonly encounter security certificates only when they get a notice that a website they intend to visit has an expired certificate. Behind the scenes, dozen of Certificate Authorities (CA) ...

Amy Nichol Smith spent more than 20 years working as a journalist for TV and newspapers before transitioning to software and hardware product reviews for consumers and small businesses. She has been ...

All web communications take place using a standard protocol — the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) — that defines the format of communications between web servers and web browsers. The basic HTTP ...

SSL, Secure Sockets Layer, is a protocol that encrypts the data – including business forms, financial transactions and emails – you send over the Internet. Each SSL transmission contains a certificate ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

New research from Venafi Labs shows that 21% of the world’s websites are still using certificates signed with the vulnerable Secure Hash Algorithm, SHA-1. On February 23, 2017, Google affiliated ...