In today’s digital world, website security has become a non-negotiable aspect of running an online business. One of the most vital elements of online security is the SSL certificate. If you’re looking ...

Web users commonly encounter security certificates only when they get a notice that a website they intend to visit has an expired certificate. Behind the scenes, dozen of Certificate Authorities (CA) ...

Cybercriminals are distributing malware using fake security certificate update requests displayed on previously compromised websites, attempting to infect potential victims with backdoors and Trojans ...

Amy Nichol Smith spent more than 20 years working as a journalist for TV and newspapers before transitioning to software and hardware product reviews for consumers and small businesses. She has been ...

All web communications take place using a standard protocol — the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) — that defines the format of communications between web servers and web browsers. The basic HTTP ...

SSL, Secure Sockets Layer, is a protocol that encrypts the data – including business forms, financial transactions and emails – you send over the Internet. Each SSL transmission contains a certificate ...

Comodo's revelation yesterday that nine SSL certificates had been issued for fraudulent websites posing as domains for high-profile sites serves as a wake-up call for a certificate process that ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Google Chrome has recently moved the information about Security Certificates to a different location, and unlike before, the location is not convenient at all. In fact, most users might struggle to ...

New research from Venafi Labs shows that 21% of the world’s websites are still using certificates signed with the vulnerable Secure Hash Algorithm, SHA-1. On February 23, 2017, Google affiliated ...