Google kicks off Chrome plan to mark all HTTP pages as "Not secure"
From January, Google’s Chrome browser will start telling its one billion users that pages on an unencrypted HTTP connection are not secure.
From January, Google’s Chrome browser will start telling its one billion users that pages on an unencrypted HTTP connection are not secure.
Google has rolled out more detailed explanations for why a site has been labelled as risky to visit by Safe Browsing and better answers for how to fix the problem.
LAS VEGAS - An ongoing conflict between website owners and ad injectors who place unwanted ads on those websites has just flared up into full-blown war, with advertisers and carriers caught in the crossfire.
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Scammers have long used cloaking as a technique to drive up search engine rankings, stuffing webpages full of keywords and links that make them attractive to Google, but not to actual readers.
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According to a new report from Menlo Security, one out of three of the top million websites are either vulnerable to hacking or already hacked.
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Attackers have set up around 10,000 malicious subdomains on accounts belonging to GoDaddy customers, according to a new report from Cisco's Talos Security Intelligence and Research Group.
Maria Korolov | 05 Mar | Read more
The anti-phishing feature, currently available in the test version of Google's Chrome, would unlikely provide the boost the browser needs to catch up with Microsoft's Internet Explorer, an expert says.
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On Saturday, late in the evening, Microsoft issued a public advisory confirming the existence of a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer that's being used in targeted attacks online.
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The Internet was rocked this week by revelations that a critical vulnerability in OpenSSL has left Web traffic open to compromise for years. The Heartbleed bug has potentially serious security ramifications, and it's difficult--if not impossible--to know whether data has been exposed. In an effort to restore trust, and help organizations return to normal Web operations, Entrust is providing fresh certificates for customers at no cost.
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Attackers targeting government employees working with nuclear weapons understood departments are using outdated versions of Windows,IE
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The company is developing Embassies, a more secure client-side architecture using Internet addresses for external communications
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A testing lab has slammed a recent Google-sponsored test which found that Firefox was the least secure of the top three browsers and has warned it was likely rigged in an attempt to kill-off its rival.