08 August 2014

Probing the Trustworthiness of Encryption Continues

The process of scrutinizing the OpenSSL source code, which began with the discovery of the Heart Bleed vulnerability, is continuing and picking up speed. As we previously foretold, professionals around the world have turned their heads to the encryption library, to better the way we keep our information safe. This is why, new vulnerabilities are bound to be discovered. A fresh example of that, are the new vulnerabilities found just a day ago. The large number of nine new weaknesses, may frighten you at first, but what it really means is that much is done to patch the leaks and improve the user experience of the encryption library.
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