March 28, 2016 SHA-1 and SHA-2 Certificates Being Used by Malware to Avoid Detection 2 min read - Cybercriminals may be leveraging both SHA-1 and SHA-2 digital certificates to ensure their malware passes through systems undetected.
January 11, 2016 Spymel: The Latest Malware Using Digital Certificates 2 min read - Malware named Spymel uses compromised digital certificates to gain access to Windows XP and Windows 7 machines and then execute malicious acts.
December 21, 2015 HTTPS Grabs Top Spot in New Search Ranking Rollout 2 min read - HTTPS pages will now be preferred by default in Google's search indexing, even when an HTTP version of the website also exists.
December 7, 2015 Encryption for Everyone? Let’s Encrypt Hits Public Beta 2 min read - Let's Encrypt has now entered the public beta stage of testing, giving even more organizations access to low-cost HTTPS encryption.
November 24, 2015 Hooked: Phishing Scheme Reels in World Bank Site 3 min read - A World Bank website became an accessory to a phishing attack, which wound up revoking the Bank's Extended Validation SSL certificate.
Software Vulnerabilities November 18, 2015 A SHA-1 Certificate Will Fail Soon 2 min read - The SHA-1 certificate is still widely used, but it poses a number of cybersecurity issues and will likely cause a major problem soon.
October 22, 2015 Mozilla Talks Moved-Up End Date for SHA-1 Certs 2 min read - Mozilla is moving up the end date for vulnerable SHA-1 certificates, prioritizing security above convenience for millions of websites.
October 15, 2015 Duped Digital Certificates: Major CAs Accused of Fueling Fraudsters 2 min read - CAs aren't keeping up their end of the bargain: According to Netcraft, many have been issuing digital certificates to scam websites.
September 17, 2015 Free HTTPS? Let’s Encrypt Rolls Out Its First Digital Certificate 2 min read - The organization Let's Encrypt has rolled out its first free digital certificate. What does this mean for HTTPS and cybersecurity?
Threat Intelligence September 9, 2015 Certificates-as-a-Service? Code Signing Certs Become Popular Cybercrime Commodity 10 min read - IBM Security X-Force researchers recently uncovered a new trend dominating the cybercrime underground: the sale of stolen or fraudulent certificates.