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Google to revoke trust in a Symantec root certificate

Website owners and developers who have certificates linked to the soon-to-be-retired CA should get new ones

Dec 14, 2015 2 mins

Encryption Security Technology Industry

Tor hires former EFF chief as executive director

The widely used anonymity tool that frequently comes up in debates over encryption and privacy

Dec 14, 2015 3 mins

Encryption Privacy Security

Maximum security: Essential tools for everyday encryption

Thanks to technical advances and increased adoption, securing your data and communications is a lot easier than you might think

Dec 14, 2015 14 mins

Cloud Security Encryption Technology Industry

Let’s encrypt — because we really ought to

While politicians across the globe strive to undermine our security and privacy, the Let's Encrypt consortium is making Internet security free and easy

Dec 14, 2015 4 mins

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Some versions of .Net Framework to be discontinued in January

As previously warned, Microsoft is ending support for .Net Framework 4, 4.5, and 4.5.1 on Jan. 12, 2016

Dec 11, 2015 3 mins

Security Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Final cyber security bill paves way for the surveillance state

Closed-door negotiations in Congress threaten to strip privacy provisions from final version of the merged cyber security bill

Dec 11, 2015 6 mins

Privacy Security Technology Industry

A free, almost foolproof way to check for malware

How to scan every running process on your system for malware in seconds, without installing antimalware software

Dec 11, 2015 1 min

Malware Security

Companies scramble to fix lack of encryption on mobile apps

Five of the 16 companies outed in a Wandera blog post have fixed their mobile apps, which were transmitting payment card information without encryption

Dec 10, 2015 2 mins

Encryption Small and Medium Business Technology Industry