SSL and TLS are similar technologies because they share a codebase, though one is better than the other. In fact, one is dead, and the other still reigns supreme to this day. By the end of this ...

TLS is the successor to the better-known SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption protocol; both are used to secure data communications between browsers and the destination server. The makers of the four ...

Secure sockets layer (SSL) is an industry-standard method for secure communications on the internet. SSL -- along with its successor, transport layer security (TLS) -- is the commonly accepted ...

A project that aims to increase the use of encryption by giving away free SSL/TLS certificates has issued its first one, marking the start of its beta program. The project, called Let’s Encrypt, is ...

Network encryption is one of the most important security hardening strategies to be adopted in any enterprise infrastructure. It will ensure confidential data transmitted over the wire is encrypted ...

After four years and 28 different versions, the Internet Engineering Task Force approved the update to the Transport Layer Security protocol for internet encryption and authentication. The new ...

Computer users worldwide are wary of hacks and privacy violations, so it pays to continue to be vigilant with your website’s security. If you’re working in SEO, you have no doubt come across SSL ...

Get ready, everyone -- the next version of PCI DSS is on the books. If it seems like you're hearing that news fairly often, you're not alone. In April 2015, the Payment Card Industry Security ...

Do you know what SSL protocols you expose to your users? Are your settings optimized for security? Have you properly deprecated older TLS certs? Here's what you need to know. Most of us take Secured ...

For the third time in less than a year, security researchers have found a method to attack encrypted Web communications, a direct result of weaknesses that were mandated two decades ago by the U.S.

The National Security Agency (NSA) has shared guidance on how to detect and replace outdated Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol versions with up to date and secure variants. The US intelligence ...