Networking giant Cisco Systems will be the latest company to offer virtual private networking using the widespread browser encryption technology known as Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL. The company ...

A browser-based VPN technology is gaining popularity among corporate buyers, and carriers are making a bid for their business. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering ...

Riverbed Technology is adding SSL support to its Steelhead WAN optimization gear, making it possible to accelerate a potentially large volume of network traffic that the equipment couldn’t get at ...

Because Secure Sockets Layer encryption is built into Web browsers, its a low-cost way to protect Internet communications. It's also a convenient way to hide a network attack. Because Secure Sockets ...

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based vendor Tuesday is introducing features for its secure application switch line that add SSL VPN and caching capabilities to the switches. Slated for availability in August ...

I'm afraid I don't know much about SSL certs. so please bear with me. I buy one from my host (1and1) control panel, they give me a .p10 file, later I get an email that has the cert text.

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 ...

Merger/acquisition mania continues in the Secure Sockets Layer remote access arena, with Symantec buying SafeWeb last week. SafeWeb made an SSL remote access gateway that fits in the mainstream of ...

Antivirus and computer security company Symantec Corp. said on Monday that it purchased SafeWeb Inc. of Emeryville, California, for $26 million in cash. SafeWeb makes technology that gives workers ...