Amy Nichol Smith spent more than 20 years working as a journalist for TV and newspapers before transitioning to software and hardware product reviews for consumers and small businesses. She has been ...

With the evolution of the internet, the solutions for better protection of websites increase -- and so does the creativity of cybercriminals. For several years now, organizations like Google have been ...

Here is a list of the best free online SSL certificate checker tools that let you check and verify the SSL certificate on a web server. SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer which is basically an ...

The NCP white paper – Debunking the Myths of SSL VPN Security - warns that vulnerabilities are endemic is SSL to the point where banks have their customer data stolen at “an alarming rate" and "web ...

IT professionals are expected to know everything technical, which creates a very high bar, and mistakes can be costly. Increasingly, corporate IT is asked to be more involved with website security ...

The Secure Sockets Layer protocol for secure Web transfers was first developed by Netscape in 1994. Since then, it has a ubiquitous tool for setting up encrypted communications over the Internet. SSL ...

Microsoft is offering more guidance regarding a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) 3.0 security flaw, including how to disable SSL 3.0 for users of Exchange Server and Azure Websites. SSL 3.0 is an encryption ...

You wouldn't hand your credit card over to someone selling watches from street-side tables; you should protect your information just as vigilantly online. Almost all reputable sites that collect ...

Using SSL encryption with Web-based e-mail services offers enhanced security over snooping, especially when connected over public Wi-Fi networks (think McDonald's, Starbucks, or the public library).