VPNs date back to the 1990s when the public internet lacked almost any form of security, and the technology was developed to provide secure and cost-effective connections across this insecure ...

The Internet is a dangerous place. It’s simply too easy to snoop, spoof, and steal unprotected information as it travels over the wires. Last month, I wrote the final article in a series on X.509 ...

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SSL or Secure Socket Layer error generally occurs when the browser cannot establish a secure connection with the website. Problems with the website’s SSL ...

This information is also available as a TechRepublic download. SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and its successor TLS (Transport Layer Security) are two technologies that enable secure communications on a ...

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 ...

Do you know what SSL protocols you expose to your users? Are your settings optimized for security? Have you properly deprecated older TLS certs? Here's what you need to know. Most of us take Secured ...

Does your site collect sensitive visitor information such as passwords, credit card information, or personal data? If so, be warned: by the end of January 2017, Google Chrome will begin marking sites ...

Firefox had been my preferred browser earlier, and even now I keep on balancing between Chrome and Firefox. That said be it any browser one is expected to run into peculiar problems, and when this ...

To send and receive messages, your email client transmits your username and password over the Internet to your mail server. By default, this information is sent unencrypted, which opens you up to the ...