The US National Security Agency has issued a security advisory [PDF] this month urging system administrators in federal agencies and beyond to stop using old and obsolete TLS protocols. "NSA ...

A Remote Desktop Connection can be a great tool for your small business. If you have a separate office, you can leave that computer running, then use your home computer or laptop to connect to the ...

One of the most common uses of network systems is for e-mail-based communications. As such, a great deal of attention has been given to securing e-mail systems. However, most of this focus has been in ...

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Microsoft gave notice this week that it's planning to disable the use of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and TLS 1.1 security protocols for Exchange Online customers that use Post Office ...

For security purposes, it's best to stay away from Internet Explorer. But if you do run it, follow these steps to ensure it uses TLS 1.2. I rarely write about Internet Explorer. In part, its because I ...

TLS or Transport Layer Security is an encryption protocol. It is designed such that communication through TLS remains secure and private. In this post, I will explain what TLS handshake is and how to ...

Leave it to industrious cybercriminals to find new ways to exploit old tools. The latest nefarious strategy is using TLS (Transport Layer Security) to avoid detection. New research from Sophos finds ...

TLS is the protocol invoked under the covers when viewing secure websites (those loaded with HTTPS rather than HTTP). There are multiple versions of the TLS protocol, and the most recent version, 1.2, ...