Researchers Discover a Vulnerability in SSL Encryption

Two researchers, Julian Rizzo and Thai Duong, recently accounted the discovery of a new attack that allows them to exploit a vulnerability in TLS 1.0/SSL 3.0, the successor to the secure sockets layer technology. This is particularly noteworthy, because of how frequently these security measures are used to protect data we share online. Secure Sockets Layer: A Brief History Many of you have probably at least heard of Secure … Read More »

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Clear Text, Security and Our Electronic Lives

One of my favorite truisms: There are no secrets. And a good quote from a mediocre novel of several years ago: Two people can keep a secret, if one is dead. In the world of IT, one should always assume anything that is saved to a hard drive or server, or passed from a web browser to a website will be seen by an unexpected person at some time. … Read More »