Websites that go through a secure channel have the https:// rather than the default http:// address in the browser. A secure channel makes use of digital certificates ...

The ISRG's membership includes Akamai, Cisco, Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), and Mozilla; the group is being managed by The Linux Foundation. The group's purpose with its Let's Encrypt program ...

Mozilla this week began piloting its own browser-based VPN service, and if you're located in the U.S. you can start testing it for free right away. Called the Firefox Private Network, the service ...

Let’s Encrypt issued its one billionth digital certificate a few weeks ago. Run by the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG), the service provides these certificates to websites for free, ...

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“Let’s Encrypt certificates are now valid and trusted by all modern Web browsers….We intend to transition to an open beta (no invites required) in mid to late November.” —JB ...

The security community generally agrees on the importance of encrypting private data: Add a passcode to your smartphone. Use a secure messaging app like Signal. Adopt HTTPS web encryption. But a new ...

Without these TLS certificates, it's trivial to steal your login and password over Wi-Fi. The only way to have reliable security is for every website to use encrypted connections. One reason that hadn ...

The fractured Google Android ecosystem has a lot to answer for, and in 2021 that could include some 220 million websites throwing up security errors. Users of older Android devices could experience ...