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[cnet] Shutdown: Government sites with lapsed security certificates pose risk

LexRank Summarization

  • As a result, "[T]here could be some realistic opportunities to undermine the security of all US citizens," Paul Mutton, a security researcher at Netcraft, wrote in a company blog post Thursday.

  • That's what's called a "man in the middle" attack," said Marc Rogers, who runs cybersecurity at Okta, a company that manages workplace logins.

  • Netcraft found more than 80 expired security certificates for US government websites, but the company isn't saying hackers have actually taken advantage of vulnerable sites.

TextRank Summarization

  • The government shutdown, now in its 22nd day, appears to be having an affect on the security of federal websites.

  • Netcraft, a UK-based web security company, found dozens of US government websites operating with expired security certificates, a situation that could put visitors at risk.

  • The affected websites range from that of the Department of Justice to NASA's site, Netcraft said.

Ref: https://www.cnet.com/news/shutdown-government-sites-with-lapsed-security-certificates-pose-risk/#ftag=CAD590a51e