Microsoft’s Schannel security patch affecting TLS connections
Microsoft admitted that MS14-066, released last week to patch a serious Schannel security vulnerability, is causing some users to drop TLS connections.
View ArticleTransport Layer Security (TLS)
Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a protocol that ensures privacy between communicating applications and their users on the Internet.
View ArticleHow TLS 1.3 updates aim to ensure secure Internet communications
Following a slew of TLS vulnerabilities over the past year, the IETF is working on an updated version of the protocol. Security expert Michael Cobb discusses the changes and improvements.
View ArticleMicrosoft Schannel (Microsoft Secure Channel)
The Microsoft Secure Channel or Schannel is a security package that facilitates the use of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and/or Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption on Windows platforms.
View ArticleAmid SSL security issues, enterprises face many problems, few answers
Experts say even enterprises that carefully secure TLS may still be at the mercy of the numerous security issues affecting the SSL ecosystem.
View ArticleLogjam flaw crimps TLS encryption; NSA may have used it
A newly discovered TLS vulnerability that affects thousands of Web sites, servers and browser users could allow attackers to bypass encryption.
View ArticleMajor browser makers revoke unauthorized Chinese TLS certificates
Google, Microsoft and Mozilla have revoked unauthorized TLS certificates issued by an intermediate certificate authority that could have been used in man-in-the-middle attacks.
View ArticleFrom SSL and early TLS to TLS 1.2: Creating a PCI DSS 3.1 migration plan
PCI DSS 3.1 requires enterprises to deplete SSL and early TLS use by June 30, 2016. Expert Michael Cobb offers advice for putting a migration plan to TLS 1.2 in place.
View ArticleTransport Layer Security (TLS)
Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a protocol that ensures privacy between communicating applications and their users on the Internet.
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Schannel security patch affecting TLS connections
Microsoft admitted that MS14-066, released last week to patch a serious Schannel security vulnerability, is causing some users to drop TLS connections.
View ArticleHow does the Logjam vulnerability affect TLS encryption?
Expert Michael Cobb discusses the TLS protocol flaw dubbed Logjam and explains how to detect if enterprise systems are at risk, as well as how to remediate them.
View ArticleTransport Layer Security encryption: Five steps to get you started
Value-added resellers (VARs) and consultants can provide customers with email security and privacy assurance using the Transport Layer Security encryption and authentication protocol. This tip,...
View ArticleResearchers claim to have broken SSL/TLS encryption
Two security researchers claim to have found a way of breaking the SSL/TLS encryption that is widely used to guarantee the reliability and privacy of data exchanged between web browsers and servers.
View ArticleWhat is the business case for the s2n TLS implementation?
Amazon Web Services purports its s2n TLS protocol creation is simpler, easier to manage and more secure than standard TLS. Expert Dan Sullivan explains.
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