Domain fronting is a technique to hide the true origin of HTTPS requests by hiding the real domain name encrypted inside a legitimate TLS request.
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Cloudflare Tunnel increasingly abused by cybercriminals
Cloudflare Tunnel provides you with a secure way to connect your resources to Cloudflare without a publicly routable IP address. Cybercriminals…
Public and free WiFi: Can I safely use it?
We’ve got into the habit of expecting internet access wherever we go. But data costs can be expensive, and out of…
Tor’s (security) role in the future of the Internet, with Alec Muffett
Tor has a storied reputation in the world of online privacy. The open-source project lets people browse the Internet more anonymously…
What are SSL certificates?
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates are what cause your browser to display a padlock icon, indicating that your connection to a…
Chrome casts away the padlock—is it good riddance or farewell?
It’s been an interesting journey for security messaging where browsers are concerned. Back in the day, many of the websites you’d…
NSA issues advice for securing wireless devices
By releasing an information sheet that provides guidance on securing wireless devices while in public (pdf)—for National Security System, Department of…
DNS-over-HTTPS takes another small step towards global domination
Firefox recently announced that it will be rolling out DNS-over-HTTPS (or DoH) soon to one percent of its Canadian users as…
Demystifying two common misconceptions with e-commerce security
Online shopping has seen a dramatic increase in the months following the Covid-19 outbreak as more and more people opt-out of…
Rocket Loader skimmer impersonates CloudFlare library in clever scheme
Update: The digital certificate issued for https[.]ps has been revoked by GlobalSign. Fraudsters are known for using social engineering tricks to…