An academic paper published last month has shed new light on a new user tracking technique that takes advantage of a legitimate mechanism associated with the TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol ...

One of the most common uses of network systems is for e-mail-based communications. As such, a great deal of attention has been given to securing e-mail systems. However, most of this focus has been in ...

A surprisingly large number of antivirus and security products are undermining HTTPS connections and exposing browser users to decryption attacks, according to a study by researchers at Google, ...

More than 11 million websites and e-mail services protected by the transport layer security protocol are vulnerable to a newly discovered, low-cost attack that decrypts sensitive communications in a ...

SSL/TLS encryption once again is being haunted by an outdated and weak feature long past its prime: a newly discovered attack exploits a weakness in the older, less secure RC4 encryption algorithm ...