Pre-certificate was neither requested nor authorized by Google Phil Muncaster Symantec has been forced to sack several employees after Google spotted that the firms CA subsidiary Thawte issued unauthorized certificates…
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UK Consumers Call for Harsher Breach Penalties
73% said it takes an unacceptably long time for businesses to realize theyve been breached Phil Muncaster British consumers are fast losing patience with the business they patronize, with a…
UK tops global cyber crime hit list
UK based criminals were the second highest originators of cyber crime attacks after the US in the second quarter, according to ThreatMetrix Warwick Ashford UK is the top target for…
What You Should, But Don't, Do About Untrusted Certs, CAs
Security departments could take measures to protect organizations from untrusted certificate authorities and counterfeit SSL certs, but most don’t bother. Sara Peters Despite worries about counterfeit certificates and man-in-the-middle attacks…
Security Pros Predict Major CA Breach Within Two Years
Phil Muncaster Most IT security professionals believe there will be a major Certificate Authority breach within the next 24 months, yet most are unprepared to respond to such a compromise,…