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Let’s Encrypt to revoke “mis-issued” certificates

February 2, 2022 0 Comments certificate, Privacy, Security, SSL, TLS, website

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 21:44:42 +0000

In one day’s time, Let’s Encrypt will begin revoking a number of mis-issued certificates. Check now if you’re affected

Categories: Privacy

Tags: certificate security SSL TLS website

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Nearly a quarter of malware now communicates using TLS

February 18, 2020 0 Comments dridex, icedid, malware, SophosLabs Uncut, SSL, ssl inspection, TLS, trickbot

Credit to Author: Luca Nagy| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:30:07 +0000

Encryption is one of the strongest weapons malware authors can leverage: They can use it to obfuscate their code, to prevent users (in the case of ransomware) from being able to access their files, and for securing their malicious network communication. As websites and apps more widely adopt TLS (Transport Layer Security) and communicate over […]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/XXvUtjG7XVU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Is encryption rendering your firewall irrelevant?

November 22, 2019 0 Comments Corporate, encryption, Network, SSL, TLS, XG Firewall, xg firewall v18, xstream, xstream ssl inspection

Credit to Author: Chris McCormack| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:09:36 +0000

Encryption is great for privacy, but it’s also creating a vast blind spot where current firewalls are not up to the task of inspecting great volumes of encrypted traffic.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/PEQT8bzYpxQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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