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Here is our latest news roundup of articles about network and SSL security. to see the whole series.

SSL & Encryption News

• Security researchers discovered an similar to the . The flaw, dubbed , allows attackers to downgrade the 512-bit cryptography making a man-in-the-middle attack possible.
• Ìýannounced that upcoming versions of Firefox will not be trusting HTTP connections. (The announcement was made AprilÌý30).

Data Security

• Because of the rise in identity theft through hacking, the dedicated to tracking down cybercriminals.
• A has been proposed in recent months that would allow companies the choice of whether or not to alert customers of a data breach.

Vulnerabilities

• announced the newly discovered VENOM vulnerability, but some say it is .
• vulnerability in MySQL downgrades SSL connections enabling attackers to snoop communications.

Malware

• The according to researchers.
• ,Ìýthe new Linux malware, features backdoor and spamming components.
• A circumvents security measures causing more than $1 million in financial loses.

Data Breaches

• , one of the largest dating sites, gaining access to 3.9 million accounts.
• Healthcare insurance provider , affecting 1.1 million members.
• announced that they may have suffered a data breach caused by employees responding to phishing emails.
• suffered a major financial breach resulting in a loss of more than $5 million.
• notified 18,500 individuals that their sensitive information may have been accessed by two threat actors.

Internet of Things

• Security researchers recently remotely .
• Hospira’s Lifecare PCA3 Drug Infusion .

Research & Studies

• New research from estimates the global cost of data breaches to be in the trillions by 2019.
• The cause of healthcare data breaches is shifting from device theft to criminal attacks according to a .
• Mobile malware threats are increasing according to .
• This month Akamai released their .

Events

If you missed Microsoft Ignite 2015, you can catch up .