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We love Let's Encrypt, but we also see the negative drawbacks, though all of these are not specific to Let's Encrypt, but rather apply to the general chain of trust of SSL certificates.

Risk & Repeat: Let's Encrypt certificates offer pros, cons - SSL Certificate Support Facebook Twitter Pinterest Listen to this podcast In this week’s Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss Let’s Encrypt certificates and weigh the positives and negatives the free certificate authority provides. Let’s Encrypt was created to provide free and easy-to-use TLS and SSL...

As you may know, Meltdown and Spectre are pseudonyms for very serious exploits that affect pretty much "anything with a CPU" in it. For a short video of what it does, please watch the video below. For a more in-depth overview, please read the following article, as you may erroneously get the impression from watching the video that there will be an easy fix for this mess:

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We have updated all linux operating systems, as patches were made available. At this time, we are still waiting for firmware patches by the server vendors and based on their responsiveness thus far, it may take weeks or months until all devices get a firmware update. Over the course of the next few days you will get operating system updates on your local devices. Again, this will only be half of the necessary work to be done. Watch out for firmware updates as well!

Once you have applied all necessary updates on your local devices, we recommend to change all of your passwords.

Meltdown and Spectre in 3 Minutes Meltdown and Spectre are two major security issues that threaten nearly all computers and mobile devices. In three minutes, this animation explains where the...

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Just a reminder: using https means the communication between your computer and a website or web service is secure, but it does not mean that the site you're connecting to is safe to use.

Phishing embraces HTTPS, hoping you'll “check for the padlock” - SSL Certificate Support Facebook Twitter Pinterest by John E Dunn After a slow-burning romance, HTTPS has recently bloomed into one of security’s great love affairs. Google is a long-time admirer, and in October started plastering “not secure” labels on many sites failing to use HTTPS by default in the Chrome address...