Transport Layer Security(TLS), represented by the padlock symbol in your address bar, is a cryptographic protocol used by all browsers to protect your data in transit. It gives strong guarantees that your connection is encrypted and protected from unwanted tampering. There’s also a guarantee tha...
This phishing site takes advantage ofinternationalized domain names(IDNs) to introduce visual confusion. In this case, the “i” in Bibox.com is rendered as the Vietnamese character “ỉ,” which is extremely difficult to distinguish in a URL address bar. As KrebsOnSecuritynoted in March, ...
If a website has Extended Validation SSL, the name of the organization operating it appears in the address bar between the padlock symbol (showing a secure site) and the website address. The system was introduced in 2007. If you'd never heard of it - you're not alone. Both Google and...
Sometimes that little padlock in your browser’s address bar changes color, gets an extra symbol layered on top of it, or turns into text. Its basic function is pretty obvious: a normal padlock means the site is safe, while a warning symbol or message means it’s not safe, right? Act...