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Russia Force-Feeds new, ‘Trusted’ CA—Yeah, RIGHT

Russia Force-Feeds new, ‘Trusted’ CA—Yeah, RIGHT

| | certificate authorities, HTTPS, Let's Encrypt, Russia, sanctions, SB Blogwatch, This is turning into a truly miserable time for ordinary people in Russia, TLS, Ukraine
Websites in Russia can’t renew their TLS/HTTPS certs. Moscow’s solution is to create a new certificate authority. But the man-in-the-middle threat should be obvious ...
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Dell Sky Global BGP hijacking

Dell BIOSConnect Flaws Show Over-the-Air Risks

| | BIOS update, certificate authorities, Dell, over-the-air attack, Privilege Escalation
Because tech vendors have turned to over-the-air updates – the idea is to not give their customers any excuses for not keeping firmware current – Eclypsium’s discovery of a chain of four ...
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What Is a Certificate Authority (CA) and What Do They Do?

| | certificate authorities, Hashing Out Cyber Security
Every time you visit a website that starts with HTTPS, you’re using a certificate authority. But what exactly is a CA and how does it make your transactions and communications more secure? ...
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PKI Deployment: The Top 10 Definitive Answers

| | certificate authorities, Data Security, encryption, Network Security, PKI, security
If there’s one thing I know, it’s public key infrastructure (PKI). PKI enables a trusted environment by authenticating, encrypting and ensuring the integrity of data and users. PKI is more important than ...
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