Websites using RC4 encryption need to change their protocols as exploits using design flaws are now far easier to perform.

The RC4 (Rivest Cipher 4) algorithm was designed in 1987 by renowned cryptographer Ron Rivest and remained a trade secret until 1994, when it was leaked on the Internet.

Microsoft released optional security updates Tuesday for various versions of the .NET Framework that prevent the RC4 encryption algorithm from being used in TLS (Transport Layer Security) connections.

Google and Mozilla today announced they’ve settled on a timeframe to permanently deprecate the shaky RC4 encryption algorithm.

Two Belgian security researchers from the University of Leuven have driven new nails into the coffin of the RC4 encryption algorithm.

Microsoft released optional security updates Tuesday for various versions of the .NET Framework that prevent the RC4 encryption algorithm from being used in TLS (Transport Layer Security) connections.

Microsoft has warned developers to stop using the RC4 and SHA-1 algorithms. The algorithms have been a source of attacks lately and many have suggested phasing them out, now Redmond has wade in ...

A translated report from Heise.de, which examined the new methods of encryption, notes that Apple is using the RC4 encryption algorithm that it claims leaves much to be desired in terms of ...

On January 5, 2015 GitHub’s web encryption protocol will drop support for RC4 — an older suite of authentication and encryption algorithms with a number of known vulnerabilities. As a result ...

The company advises customers to stop using the RC4 cipher in TLS connections because of known weaknesses in the algorithm Microsoft released optional security updates Tuesday for various versions ...