New RFC 7469 on Certificate Pinning – HTTP Public Key Pinning (HPKP)

A couple of weeks ago those of us interested in Internet security formally received a new tool in our toolbox to improve the overall security of the TLS infrastructure that we use for pretty much all secure communication across the Internet. RFC 7469, “Public Key Pinning Extension for HTTP” was published and is available at: Read more…

Wire Launches WebRTC Voice/Chat Web App For Windows, Linux, more – Includes High TLS Security

Yesterday the team over at Wire launched a new WebRTC-based "Wire for Web" app that lets people on Windows, Linux or any other platform now communicate with people using Wire on iOS, Android or OS X. You can get to…

TDYR 242 – Wire.com Launches WebRTC-based Web App

Yesterday Wire.com launched “Wire for Web” letting anyone with a web browser use chat and voice to communicate with other users of the Wire apps for iOS, Android and Mac OS/X. See http://www.disruptivetelephony.com/2015/04/wire-launches-webrtc-voicec…

nTLDStats Adds DNSSEC Statistics for New Generic Top-Level Domains (newgTLDs)

Hooray! The folks over at nTLDstats have now added a new tab that lets you see which of the 100s of new generic top-level domains (newgTLDs) are seeing the most second-level domains signed with DNSSEC. You can see the stats at: https://ntldstats.com/dnssec Here is a view of how it looks right now: The site shows Read more…

TDYR 241 – It Would Have Been Easy To NOT Run Today

TDYR 241 – It Would Have Been Easy To NOT Run Today by Dan York

Internet.nl – A New Site to Easily Test Your Use of IPv6, DNSSEC, TLS and DKIM (Featured Blog)

“Is Your Internet Up-To-Date?” Does your existing Internet connection work with IPv6 and DNSSEC? Do your web sites support IPv6, DNSSEC and TLS? Is there a quick way to find out? Earlier this month a new site, Internet.nl, was launched to make this all…

Internet.nl – A New Site To Easily Test Your Use Of IPv6, DNSSEC, TLS and DKIM (Featured Blog)

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Internet.nl Provides An Easy Way To Test Your IPv6, DNSSEC and TLS

“Is Your Internet Up-To-Date?” Does your existing Internet connection work with IPv6 and DNSSEC? Do your web sites support IPv6, DNSSEC and TLS?  Is there a quick way to find out? Earlier this month a new site, Internet.nl, was launched to make this all easy for anyone to test.  All you do is visit the Read more…

The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #805: April 27, 2015

Quick News: The fewer likes your Facebook page has the better its organic reach, NHL bans media from using Periscope and Meerkat, explosion of mobile messaging apps continues, Twitter sells sports tickets in tweets; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: Twitter begins to embrace its role as a destination for people who will never be active tweeters; Dan York’s Tech Report; the sudden interest in mobile video streaming apps; listener comments in the FIR Podcast Community on Google+; Igloo Software promo; Michael Netzley’s Asia Report: video advocating a day of rest for domestic workers ruffles feathers in Singapore; the past week on the FIR Podcast Network; what journalists have to say about pitches.
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FIR #805 – 4/27/15 – For Immediate Release

Gini Dietrich to guest co-host in two weeks, review of Geeks Bearing Gifts is coming; Quick News: Facebook tweaks its algorithm again, NHL bans media from using Periscope and Meerkat, explosion of mobile messaging apps continues, twittr sells sports ti…