Tag Archives: certificate management

Lenovo Superfish

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Carmelo

Superfish is pre-installed Lenovo adware (thanks Lenovo!), which is meant to place advertisements in your web browser. The problem is that the software also intercepts encrypted traffic, which opens up your computer to man-in-the-middle attacks. Superfish intercepts HTTPS connections. Security … Continue reading →

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Hypercom of Scottsdale, Arizona’s Equinox Payments

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Carmelo

Equinox is working with customers, distributors, and channel partners to replace the certificates to return terminals to an operational state after all payment terminals bricked themselves. Why? Because cryptographic certificates used in the devices has expired en masse. Many merchants … Continue reading →

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