July 27, 2017

What Adobe’s Decision to Phase Out Flash Player Means for Online Security

2 min read - Adobe announced that it will stop supporting its Flash Player by 2020, but the company pledged to continue offering security patches for the next few years

July 24, 2017

More Than 500,000 Systems Infected by Stantinko Malware Since 2012

2 min read - Stantinko malware uses Teddy Protection and The Safe Surfing Chrome extensions to commandeer affected PCs. This sophisticated design can execute any code.

May 22, 2017

Fraudsters Increase Use of HTTPS in Phishing Sites to Keep Pace With Browser Security Enhancements

2 min read - Since January, cybercriminals have responded to browser security enhancements by increasing their use of HTTPS in phishing sites.

March 28, 2017

Symantec’s SSL Certificate May Get Cut Off by Chrome

2 min read - In response to alleged violations, Google announced that its Chrome web browser will not trust an SSL certificate from Symantec for more than 279 days.

February 23, 2017

Browser Bully? Malicious Google Chrome Extension Pushes User Buttons

2 min read - A malicious Google Chrome extension is making the rounds to deliver malvertising. Here's how it works and how to avoid getting scammed.

January 31, 2017

New Root Certificate Authority From Google Builds Foundations for Secure Web

2 min read - Google launched its own root certificate authority as part of a push to implement the secure web protocol HTTPS across all its services and products.

January 16, 2017

Tricky Tracking: New Cross-Browser Fingerprinting IDs User Hardware

3 min read - A new cross-browser fingerprinting technique has the ability to identify user hardware. Is there any way for users to stay anonymous anymore?

November 10, 2016

WoT Privacy Breach: Trust Tanks as Browser Add-On Caught Selling User Data

2 min read - The WoT privacy breach highlights the commonplace nature of third-party data selling and frequent failure to read the fine print in user agreements.

November 3, 2016

Browser Test Crowns Edge as Most Secure

< 1 min read - A browser test conducted by NSS Labs revealed that Microsoft Edge is more capable of blocking SEM and phishing than Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

November 1, 2016

Certificate Transparency Will Be Mandatory in Chrome

2 min read - First organized in 2005, The CA/Browser Forum is a voluntary group of certification authorities (CAs), vendors of internet browser software and suppliers of other applications that use X.509 v.3 digital certificates for SSL/TLS and code signing. In other words, it’s…