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tls security

TLS 1.3 Is Final — What RFC 8446 Changes and What to Do About It

TLS 1.3 is final — RFC 8446, four years and 28 drafts in the making. What changed, what got removed, and how to verify what your servers negotiate.
· 6 min read
https chrome

Chrome 68 Is Here — Every HTTP Page Now Says "Not Secure

Chrome 68 now labels every HTTP page Not Secure. A complete migration checklist: free certificates, redirects, mixed content, HSTS and what comes after.
· 6 min read
gdpr privacy

GDPR Lands in Three Days — A Practical Checklist for Website Operators

GDPR takes effect May 25. A practical, non-lawyer guide for site operators: IP addresses, cookie consent, vendor inventories and the 72-hour breach clock.
· 6 min read
ddos security

1.35 Terabits Per Second — What the GitHub DDoS Teaches Everyone Else

How a 1.35 Tbps memcached amplification attack knocked GitHub offline for ten minutes — and what the record DDoS teaches every team about preparation.
· 6 min read
security performance

Meltdown and Spectre — Why Your Site May Get Slower Without a Single Deploy

Meltdown and Spectre patches carry a real performance cost. Why your site may get slower with no code change — and how to baseline response times now.
· 6 min read
https chrome

Chrome 62 Marks Your Forms "Not Secure" — Time to Finish the HTTPS Migration

Chrome 62 flags any HTTP page with a text input as Not Secure — search boxes included. What changed, who's affected, and a practical migration checklist.
· 5 min read
security breaches

The Equifax Breach — Anatomy of an Unpatched Vulnerability

Equifax lost data on roughly 143 million people to a Struts flaw patched six months earlier. Lessons on software inventory, patch SLAs and detection.
· 6 min read
dns ssl

CAA Records Explained — Control Which CAs Can Issue Your Certificates

From September 8, every certificate authority must check CAA records before issuing. What CAA is, the syntax, and how to add it without breaking anything.
· 6 min read
security ransomware

WannaCry — The Patch Existed for Two Months. Why Wasn't It Installed?

WannaCry is tearing through networks with a flaw Microsoft patched in March. What the worm teaches about patch cadence, EOL systems and tested backups.
· 5 min read
security cloudflare

Cloudbleed — What a Leaking CDN Teaches About Shared Infrastructure

Cloudflare's edge leaked memory from unrelated sites into cached pages for months. What Cloudbleed teaches about shared infrastructure and secrets.
· 7 min read
https tls

Why Your Website Needs HTTPS — Yes, Even Your Brochure Site

Free certificates, a Google ranking boost, HTTP/2 support and ad-injecting hotspots — why every website should move to HTTPS in 2016, not just stores.
· 6 min read

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