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Google and EFF propose improvements to HTTPS as GlobalSign releases CA breach report

15

Dec

2011

Certificate authority GlobalSign, who was implicated as having suffered a security breach by the infamous “ComodoHacker”, have released their final report on the incident. **APPLAUSE** Not only is the report thorough and convincing, but it appears that GlobalSign took every action, exactly as they should have, both during and after the incident. The report’s conclusion? […]

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GlobalSign gives itself clean bill of health after Iranian hacker’s braggadocio

12

Sep

2011

Following the widely-publicised disgrace of Dutch digital certificate issuer DigiNotar, a person calling himself ComodoHacker claimed that he’d breached four other Certificate Authorities (CAs), too. Only one of these CAs was named: GlobalSign, the world’s fifth-biggest issuer of digital certificates. In my opinion, GlobalSign would have been justified in ignoring this claim altogether. It comes […]

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Why GlobalSign Made the Right Move to Suspend New Certificates

09

Sep

2011

When you work in computer security, reputation is everything. Certificate authentication authority (CA) GlobalSign on Monday suspended issuance of any new certificates pending the result of an investigation into a claim by a hacker that its security had been compromised. Their swift response maintains their reputation as a leading CA and positions them as an […]

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