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Mozilla Requires CAs to Comply with Security Best Practices by Friday

September 12, 2011 — Mozilla has given certificate authorities until September 16 to complete a list of security measures to ensure participants of its root program comply with security best practices.

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Browsers Disable DigiNotar After Rogue Certificate Used in Gmail Attack

August 30, 2011 — Google disabled a rogue SSL certificate issued by Dutch root certificate authority DigiNotar on Monday after it received reports of attempted man-in-the-middle attacks on its Gmail service, according to a blog post. According to Monday’s blog post, the users affected were primarily located in Iran.

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Mozilla Regrets Silence Over Stolen SSL Certificates

March 28, 2011 – Open-source organization Mozilla regrets keeping mum about stolen SSL certificates last week, according to a report Friday by Computerworld. Hackers stole certificates from some of the Internet’s largest sites, including Google, Skype, Microsoft, Yahoo and its own add-on website.

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44,000 Mozilla Users' Information Accidentally Placed on Public Server

December 29, 2010 — A database of 44,000 inactive Mozilla usernames and passwords was publicly disclosed on December 17, a report by Computerworld said on Tuesday.

Open-Source Organization Mozilla Names New CEO

October 15, 2010 — Non-profit software developer Mozilla announced on Thursday it has named Gary Kovacs the new chief executive officer. The appointment will be effective on November 8th, at which point Kovacs will replace former CEO John Lilly who will join Greylock Partners as a venture partner. As Mozilla CEO, Kovacs will lead the company’s overall direction and its popular Web browser Firefox.

Mozilla Adds Second Phoenix Data Center

January 5, 2010 — Open-source software developer Mozilla announced via its blog Monday it has added a second major data center in Phoenix to meet the demand of its popular open source software projects, including the Firefox Web browser and Thunderbird email client.

VeriSign and Mozilla Respond to SSL Security Loophole

August 4, 2009 — Infrastructure services provider VeriSign has issued a statement reassuring millions of SSL customers that all VeriSign certificates, including its VeriSign GeoTrust, thawte and RapidSSL brands, are safe from the threats outlined last week at the Black Hat security conference, including vulnerabilities in the SSL certificates issuing process that could allow impostors to pose as any website.

IE Loses Browser Market Share

October 3, 2008 — Chances are you’re looking at this website through Microsoft Internet Explorer; however, it’s less likely than a year ago according to Market Share statistics from online software developer Net Applications.

Google Chrome Web Browser Launched

September 2, 2008 — It seems search engine giant Google may be upping the ante again in an effort to counter one of its most aggressive rivals, Microsoft, with the launch of its own web browser, dubbed Google Chrome.

Internap Delivers Slingpage Platform

August 26, 2008 — Online service provider Internap Network Services announced on Tuesday it is providing content delivery network and managed server solutions for social browsing platform Slingpage.