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Lenovo Superfish

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Carmelo

Superfish is pre-installed Lenovo adware (thanks Lenovo!), which is meant to place advertisements in your web browser. The problem is that the software also intercepts encrypted traffic, which opens up your computer to man-in-the-middle attacks. Superfish intercepts HTTPS connections. Security … Continue reading →

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OpenSSL: 8 Bugs Fixed

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Carmelo

First off, I’d like to explain what OpenSSL is! OpenSSL refers to the name of a 1998 project that was started to encrypt websites and user information across the Web. The “SSL” in “OpenSSL” refers to a Secure Sockets Layer … Continue reading →

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