Vendors scrambling to fix bug in Internet's security
NetworkWorld
Software makers around the world are scrambling to fix a serious bug in the technology used to transfer information securely on the Internet.
The flaw lies in the SSL protocol, best known as the technology used for secure browsing on Web sites beginning with HTTPS, and lets attackers intercept secure SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) communications between computers using what's known as a man-in-the-middle attack.
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