A few days ago a group of researchers revealed that they had discovered a serious vulnerability in OpenSSL 1.0.1, an implementation of the Transport Layer Security protocol (TLS, or SSL) which they called “Heartbleed“. This vulnerability is very serious and will take its place […]
Category: Security
The state of encryption usage in online shopping
Last year I wrote about how Norwegian online shopping sites seemed to be using less encryption than international online shopping sites. As I said in that article, given that it is difficult or impossible for a customer to discover how well an online […]
Dårlig bruk av kryptering i norske nettbutikker
[To those of my readers who understand English, but not Norwegian: This article is written in Norwegian because it is about the use (or lack) of encryption in Norwegian online shopping sites. A larger article about this topic is planned.] Bladet Dine Penger‘s […]