Explore common breaches and defenses of Internet security
Discussion board forums for Mission Plan 4
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Topic 4-1: Research and then post one recent incident of an attack using fraudulent digital certificate.
Digital certificates are a means by which web browsers establish a secure (encrypted) connection to an Internet site and it is also a binding mechanism for browser/web site trust relationships. In this discussion I would like you to research one recent incident of an attack using fraudulent digital certificates. After you do your research answer the following questions in this discussion board:
- Briefly summarize the incident (i.e. how did the attackers use the fraudulent certificate).
- What was the reason?
- How did the Web browser vendors react?
- What did they do to stop these fraudulent certificates?