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A group of researchers has released a tool that they say implements a denial-of-service attack against SSL servers by triggering a huge number of SSL renegotiations, eventually consuming all of the ...

The DoS attack tool takes advantage of a feature in SSL that can be maliciously exploited to overload servers using a single laptop A newly released denial-of-service (DoS) tool can be used to bring ...

Researchers have released details of a tool that they claim enables denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), a cryptographic protocol designed to improve internet security.

Amid growing warnings from cybersecurity analysts about the looming threat of quantum decryption, ImmuniWeb has released a ...

San Francisco startup CloudFlare just unveiled a new tool that will change the way companies encrypt information. The tool is called Keyless SSL, and it helps companies defend against ...

The Internet is a dangerous place. It’s simply too easy to snoop, spoof, and steal unprotected information as it travels over the wires. Last month, I wrote the final article in a series on X.509 ...

Google released a tool that can be used to test whether the SSL/TLS encrypted connections opened by applications or devices are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. A man-in-the-middle (MitM) ...

A newly released denial-of-service (DOS) tool can be used to bring down SSL servers using an average laptop computer and a standard DSL connection. The hacking outfit decided to release the tool, ...