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The World’s Biggest Military Contractors Don’t Encrypt Their Websites

October 9, 2017 admin Boeing, cybersecurity, encryption, General Dynamics, hacking, https, Information Security, infosec, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, privacy, Raytheon

Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:00:00 +0000

America’s largest defense contractors still don’t use HTTPS on their main websites.

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Google reminds website owners to move to HTTPS before October deadline

September 7, 2017 admin 101, ev ssl, extended validation certificate, FYI, google, https, phishing, SSL certificate

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:36:57 +0000

To encourage website owners and service providers to move to HTTPS, Google began sending out emails to remind them that their sites will be marked as insecure if they don’t comply. This is the latest step in the search giant’s long-term effort of creating a safer web experience for every user.

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HTTPS… Everywhere!

June 6, 2017 admin https, privacy, privacy awareness week, protection, Security, Security world, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Jérôme Boursier| Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2017 14:00:43 +0000

We recently updated our redirections rule in HTTPS-Everywhere, a browser extension that automatically redirects you to the HTTPS version of the website you are trying to visit. Now is a good time for us to give a short overview of how important HTTPS is. We’ll also talk about a few major HTTPS-related events that happened lately.

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The World’s Biggest Porn Site Goes All-In on Encryption

March 30, 2017 admin encryption, https, porn, Security

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:00:59 +0000

Now that Pornhub’s going HTTPS, your private browsing will be a lot more private. The post The World’s Biggest Porn Site Goes All-In on Encryption appeared first on WIRED.

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Wi-Fi Security 101

February 7, 2017 admin 101, FYI, hackers, hotspot, https, security breach, SSID, Wi-Fi

For anyone that travels, uses their phone in public, or stays constantly connected to the internet anywhere they go—which probably means you, Wi-Fi security should be a top priority.

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Tags: hackers hotspot HTTPS security breach SSID Wi-Fi

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Security News This Week: You Can Now Lock Down Your Facebook With a Handy Dongle

January 28, 2017 admin chrome, Firefox, heartbleed, https, kaspersky, Russia, Security, Trump, Trump administration, two-factor authentication

Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: You Can Now Lock Down Your Facebook With a Handy Dongle appeared first on WIRED.