Issue 6 | September 2026 This month: A hacker convention takes over the skies, and AI cybersecurity concerns move from IT closets to boardrooms worldwide.  Plus: It can happen to anyone! Read on to learn about a major technology company’s recent outage incident, the likely surprising cause, and whether your

Quick answer: SSL/TLS (Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security) is the cryptographic protocol that encrypts data between a client and a server and verifies the server’s identity before that exchange begins. It is what makes HTTPS possible. The sections below cover the handshake, the encryption keys involved, and how

A brief explanation regarding the recent revocation event that concluded on Thursday, September 10, 2026.An issue was identified in our certificate issuance workflow, resulting in a deviation from the CA/Browser Forum (CABF) compliance requirements for a certain group of certificates. The deviation impacted how validation was corroborated using Multi-Perspective Issuance