Is email message transport over MAPI or HTTPS secure?
September 5, 2017
Our latest “Ask Erik” question involves understanding what email headers save about secure message transport … especially when they list MAPI or HTTPS instead of TLS.
Tag: https
Neutralizing and protecting against rogue TLS certificates in the wild
August 17, 2017
Techniques for fighting mis-issuance of TLS certificates The web has reached the tipping point where encrypted traffic – connections protected by HTTPS, which is HTTP over SSL/TLS – has overtaken unencrypted (HTTP) traffic. There are many reasons for this change, variously called HTTPS Everywhere or Always-On SSL, which we described in a previous FYI blog […]
What’s the latest with HTTPS and SSL/TLS Certificates?
August 2, 2017
We’ve written quite a lot in past FYI Blog posts about SSL/TLS certificates, the critical building block to secure communication on the Internet. We described what such certificates were, their use in securing the communications channel between a client (browser) and a server, different types of certificates and the pros and cons of using each. […]
6 ways to improve your website forms
February 18, 2015
Website forms are ubiquitous. Every site needs them to engage visitors, collect information, makes sales, etc. They are easy to add to your site but not necessarily easy to do right. In healthcare it is especially important to ensure all forms used on your website are HIPAA compliant forms. There are plenty of free or […]
Everything You Wanted to Know about SSL Certificates
January 8, 2013
SSL certificates are pervasively used on the Internet for securing all the data sent between servers, devices, clouds, phones, computers, etc. SSL certificates are intrinsic in the encryption of communications using “SSL and TLS” (how do these work? What is the difference?) — you can’t have secure communications without them! In this article, we answer many common […]