VIDEO: Josh Aas, executive director of the Internet Security Research Group, discusses the mission of Let's Encrypt and the technology that enables it.

Adopt HTTPS web encryption. But a new movement to encrypt a fundamental internet mechanism, promoted by browser heavyweights like Google Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox, has sparked a heated controversy.

By making encryption free and easy, Let's Encrypt solved one of the web’s biggest problems. Its secret? A maniacal focus on automation and efficiency.

“Let’s Encrypt certificates are now valid and trusted by all modern Web browsers….We intend to transition to an open beta (no invites required) in mid to late November.” —JB ...

Called the Firefox Private Network, the service promises Firefox users a more secure, encrypted path to the web that prevents eavesdroppers from spying on your browsing activity and hides your ...

Let's Encrypt issues one-billionth web security certificate In less than five years, Let's Encrypt has secured almost 200 million websites with free TLS certificates.

The fractured Android ecosystem has a lot to answer for, and in 2021 that could include some 220 million websites throwing up security errors.