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Chrome and Firefox will display security warnings more often

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Browser privacyandsecurity warningsfor internet users onweb browserswill soon be on the high.Google ChromeandMozilla Firefoxusers will experience an increase in the security messages they receive. Security messages such as “Your connection is not private” and “Warning; Potential Security Risk ahead” will be seen by internet users frequently onweb browsers.

The web browser privacy issue

Mozilla, Google and otherweb browserowners have revealed plans to disregard all certificates by Symantec, issued inweb browsersin 2017. In the past, several certificates were issued that did not comply with the standards of the industry.

Mozilla and Google are planning to distrust all certificates issued by Symantec starting from October 2018.

Google Chrome

When internet users ofChromeconnect to websites that use Symantec certificate, they will get a displayerror message.

Google Chrome‘s notification reads:

Your connection is not private.Attackers might be trying to steal your information from [SITE] (for example, messages, passwords, or credit cards).NET::ERR_CERT_SYMANTEC_LEG

Mozilla Firefox

Plans are currently on the ground for Mozilla to distrust the Symantec Root Certificate inFirefox63.

Different notifications will be displayed byMozilla Firefoxsuch as these ones:

Warning: Potential Security Risk Ahead

A potential security threat has been detected byFirefoxand did not continue to [SITE]. If you visit this site, attackers could try to steal information from your passwords, emails, or credit card details.

Organizations, server administrators and websites organizations have until October to deal with the Symantec certificate issue. It is necessary for Symantec certificate to be replaced with a trusted certificate issued by a Certification Authority.

For more information on browserprivacyand security, check out the guides below:

More about the topics:Browser errors,Firefox guides

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Ivan has delved deep into understanding the Windows OS, with a specialization in drivers and driver troubleshooting.