Let's Encrypt is scheduled to releases its first security certificates on September 7, 2015. The service will become generally available on November 16. Josh Aas, the Internet Security Research ...

This is a story about something that could have gone wrong on the internet this week but instead turned out mostly OK. How often can you say that? Around 9 o’clock on the East Coast on Friday, ...

Internet-connected gadgets like light bulbs and fitness trackers are notorious for poor security. That's partly because they’re often made cheaply and with haste, which leads to careless mistakes and ...

The percentage of websites protected with HTTPS secure encryption --indicated by the lock icon in the address bar of most browsers--has jumped from just over 40% in 2016 to 80% today. That's largely ...

Whether we like it or not, we're all spending a lot more time on the internet thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. We're all working, learning, playing, and shopping on our computers and smartphones these ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Microsoft is weighing significant efforts to encrypt its ...