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What Out for Phishing Scam on Tumblr
Tumblr users are being targeted by phishers. A rash of malicious web sites have been set up to mimic legitimate Tumblr destinations recently. These sites are using links that offer salacious content if a visitor will “log in” to the[...]
News, SSL Certificates
Facebook apps must deliver https by October 1
Keep hackers from eavesdropping on your Facebook sessions. Go to your Facebook settings and click on account security. Find the box to enable https and make sure it is checked. It looks like the following: Secure Browsing (https) Browse Facebook[...]
Events, News
May the 4th be with you!
Happy Star Wars day, everyone! May the fourth be with you. Here’s your Wookieepedia reference : “The phrase dates back to at least 1979, on the day Margaret Thatcher was elected Britain‘s first woman prime minster. Her party took out[...]
Events, News, SSL Certificates, Security
Comodo SSL Hack Derails South Dakota Department of Transportation Bid System
The Rapid City Journal reports that the South Dakota Department of Transportation has temporarily taken their online bid system down. The system relies on a secure document storage service from security firm Comodo who’s systems for issuing SSL certificates were[...]
Events, Go Daddy, News
Go Daddy elephant video edited for TV?
Go Daddy’s Bob Parson’s continues to claim that his elephant killing vacation was a humanitarian act. A position that many experts and conservation groups have disagreed with, loudly. However, despite continuing to defend his actions, his now infamous vacation elephant[...]
Go Daddy, News
Go Daddy Kills the Elephant in the Room
There is a brouhaha in the news this week, and I’m not talking about the Comodo breach. I’m talking about the reaction to Bob Parson’s elephant snuff video. Parson’s defends his decision to go elephant hunting in Zimbabwe for the[...]
Events, Fraud, News, Resellers, SSL Certificates
Is it Security or Entertainment?: The Iranian Hacker Manifesto
Last week the news broke about a supposed Iran state-sponsored hack on Comodo that managed to get fraudulent SSL certificates issued for Google, Hotmail, Yahoo, Firefox and Skype — certificates that could have been used to “secure” fake versions of[...]
Browsers, Events, Fraud, News, SSL Certificates, Security
Is it Sci Fi or is it current events? You decide.
If you like a juicy, suspenseful story that connects SSL certificates to international espionage you could read the Hugo Award winning sci fi novel Rainbow’s End… …or you could simply follow this week’s news frenzy over a spectacular security breach[...]
News
Hey Developers, Update Your Google API Code
Google APIs are about to be more secure. Yesterday Google announced that they would be requiring SSL for all API request connections to Google Documents List, Google Spreadsheets and Google Sites after September 15. They also announced that the SSL[...]
News, SSL Certificates, Security, Vulnerabilities
Deny Hackers Access to your Twitter Account
Twitter has a new security setting, always-on HTTPS (aka SSL), aimed at denying hackers the ability to potentially break into your Twitter account. Always-on HTTPS blocks programs, such as Firesheep, that sneak in through unsecured WiFi connections. . Twitter follows[...]