90% SSL sites vulnerable to the BEAST SSL attack

90% of the Internet’s top 200,000 HTTPS-enabled websites are vulnerable to known types of SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) attack, according to a report released Thursday by the Trustworthy Internet Movement (TIM), a nonprofit organization dedicated … View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking

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Beauty and the BEAST, (Mon, Oct 3rd)

(This is a bit longer diary – if you are just interested in conclusion and recommendations, skip below to the “Is SSL broken?” section. I recommend that you read the whole diary – and let us know if you have any comments). Unless you’ve been hiding on a deserted island,…

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