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OpenSSL Vulnerability Allows Forged Certificate Chains to be Accepted

The OpenSSL Project team has disclosed more details about a new “high severity” flaw in OpenSSL, which can result in an “alternative chains certificate forgery” that makes it possible for invalid certificates to appear trustworthy. Continue reading →

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OpenSSL Patches High Severity Flaw in Latest Version

OpenSSL has fixed a high severity flaw in its latest version, releasing a patch on Thursday to address more than a dozen vulnerabilities. Users are encouraged to upgrade to OpenSSL version 1.0.2a immediately. Continue reading →

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GHOST Vulnerability Poses Threat to Most Linux Systems

Cloud security and compliance company Qualys discovered a high severity vulnerability in the Linux GNU C Library (or “glibc”) that could allow attackers to remotely execute code and gain control of Linux systems. Continue reading →

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