IE Removes SSL 3.0 Fallback Used in POODLE Attacks

Yesterday’s Internet Explorer security bulletin, in addition to patching 14 vulnerabilities, also affords Windows admins the ability to disable SSL 3.0 in IE 11 for Protected Mode sites. Doing so eliminates exposure to POODLE SSL attacks. Microsoft said the change is off by default for now, but...

Google Removes SSLv3 Fallback Support From Chrome

Google has released Chrome 39, fixing 42 security vulnerabilities and removing support for the fallback to SSLv3, the component that was the target of the POODLE attack revealed last month. When the POODLE attack was disclosed by several Google researchers in October, the company said that it had...