In February, Google announced a solution: Merkle Trees. These hierarchical data structures use cryptographic hashes and other math to verify the contents of large amounts of information using a small fraction of their contents. The design,…
Earlier this week, Microsoft released KB5120249, a critical security update for Windows 10 versions 22H2 and 21H2, as well as Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021. This is the…
We’re now heading into August and the issue of updated Secure Boot certificates still hasn’t been resolved for all Windows users. The June 24th “Secure Boot” update, which was released just in time for the…
You’ve probably seen countless warnings lately about Windows and expiring Secure Boot certificates. Why? Some PCs haven’t gotten the updates yet—and won’t unless you take action. That’s the first problem. The second? Even if you…
On June 24th—that’s tomorrow, as of this writing—Windows users will run into an important deadline: new Secure Boot certificates must be installed on all systems that use Secure Boot, the security feature that protects against…
In the past, Microsoft has repeatedly pointed out that key security certificates in Windows 11 are due to expire as early as June 2026. These are required for Secure Boot, the security feature that prevents…
Cloudflare on Thursday acknowledged this failure, writing: We failed three times. The first time because 1.1.1.1 is an IP certificate and our system failed to alert on these. The second time because even if we…
The certificates are a key part of the Transport Layer Protocol. They contain the private key used to digitally sign domains to certify they rightfully belong to the entity claiming ownership or control. The private…
Remote desktop software provider AnyDesk confirmed late Friday that a cyberattack allowed hackers to gain access to the company’s production systems, putting the company in lockdown for almost a week. AnyDesk’s software is used by…