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 ...

SSL and TLS are similar technologies because they share a codebase, though one is better than the other. In fact, one is dead and the other still reigns supreme to the time this day. By end of this ...

If you’re using HTTPS, that means you’re relying on encryption to transmit data between your server and a web client. That encryption is specified by a protocol called SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) or ...

Twitter has begun enforcing HTTPS connections between applications and its API. UPDATE: As of yesterday, Twitter’s application programming interface (API) will only recognize traffic traveling via ...

Google has released the details on a new SSL 3.0 bug, codenamed Poodle, that threatens all modern browsers with a man-in-the-middle attack -- and the only solution is to disable the old handshake ...

A constant refrain in discussions about cybersecurity is the need for better user education and awareness among the general public about computer threats and basic hygiene—not opening attachments from ...

When visiting a website if you are facing ERR SSL VERSION OR CIPHER MISMATCH error, then primarily it’s not your fault as an end-user. It can happen with any browser, including Chrome, Firefox, or ...

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 ...