What is an IP address? Internet Protocol (IP) addresses function a lot like real-world home or return addresses on mail. A computer or laptop is assigned one by an Internet Service Provider (ISP) through the router. More specifically, each device accessing the internet through your router will be assigned its own local IP address. But, […]
cyber security
Facebook ‘unintentionally uploaded’ E-Mail contacts of 1.5 million users
The social media giant did so without user consent, but says it is now deleting such data. Since May 2016, 1.5 million users have had their E-Mail contacts harvested by Facebook upon sign-up, without being asked for consent. Security researcher ‘e-sushi’ found that Facebook was requesting the passwords to some users’ E-Mail accounts to verify […]
Dragonblood – the vulnerability affecting WiFi Protected Access 3 (WPA3)
The WiFi Alliance recently released their latest security and authentication standard, WiFi Protected Access 3 (WPA3), but two security researchers have discovered a weakness in one of its protocols. WPA3 WPA3 is the newest standard in WiFi security, better securing public and private networks. It makes connecting to non-HTTPS websites and unsecured WiFi a lot […]
Sectigo removes CRL support in newly issued certificates
Sectigo (formerly Comodo CA) has removed CRL distribution points on newly issued Domain Validated (DV) SSL/TLS certificates. I speculate that Organization Validated (OV) and Extended Validation (EV) SSL/TLS certificates will soon no longer contain CRL distribution points either. What is CRL? A Certificate Revocation List (CRL) is a list of SSL/TLS certificate serial numbers which […]
TLS 1.3, SSL, and why you should upgrade
At Trustico®, a lot of people ask if the SSL certificates we sell are TLS 1.3 compliant. This is a fair question, as many are understandably unaware of the differences between SSL and TLS, and how security certificates work with these protocols. What is TLS? TLS (Transport Layer Security) evolved out of SSL (Secure Sockets […]
Understanding Wildcard SSL Certificates
Understanding a domain & subdomain To better understand what a Wildcard SSL certificate is, we will need to understand the difference between a domain & subdomain. A domain is a website address. An example is “trustico.com”; this will point you to Trustico’s website without needing to type in its IP address. To create a website, […]
ICANN urges full implementation of DNSSEC
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit organization dedicated to collaboration towards a secure and globally unified internet, has reacted to increasing reports of attacks on DNS infrastructure by urging registrars to adopt DNSSEC. What is ICANN?An internationally organized corporation that has responsibility for IP address space allocation, protocol identifier assignment, […]