Congress is losing sleep over the possibility other nations could endanger web security, and now it wants the four major browser makers to weigh in. The House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy ...

Digital certificate warnings in web browsers are not an effective security measure, according to Carnegie Mellon researchers. The researchers, who plan to present their findings on 14 August at the ...

Google will stop recognizing web security certificates issued by China's CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center), it has been announced. This comes at a time when China is cracking down on ...

Think of the website certificate as a way to authenticate the owner of a website A warning does not necessarily mean something nefarious is in play, but you should still be cautious If you’re not sure ...

A certificate authority (CA) is a trusted entity that issues electronic certificates (duh) to verify identity on the Internet. They're a key part of secure communications online -- and thus super ...

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) ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. Several global certificate authorities have joined forces ...

Some Wi-Fi networks and virtual private networks require security certificates to connect. Devices that don't have the necessary security certificates are blocked from the network. You can add ...

Without these TLS certificates, it's trivial to steal your login and password over Wi-Fi. The only way to have reliable security is for every website to use encrypted connections. One reason that hadn ...

A recent discovery of an exploit of the MD5 algorithm used to check the validity of Secure Sockets Layer SSL certificates (The little lock icon on the bottom right of your browser) may put to question ...

GlobalSign has suspended issuing authentication certificates for websites after the DigiNotar hacker claimed to have breached its systems. This comes a week after news broke that Dutch certificate ...

The organization that develops Firefox has recommended the browser block digital credentials issued by a China-based certificate authority for 12 months after discovering it cut corners that undermine ...