Identity Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
Identity Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi juan-asenjo Mon, 08/10/2020 - 20:04 In Episode VIII of Star Wars – The Last Jedi, the First Order uses a device to track the Resistance across hyperspace to execute a surprise attack. Today in the real world, organizations deploy more and more ... Read More
Cloudy with a probability of a breach
Cloudy with a probability of a breach juan-asenjo Wed, 07/08/2020 - 11:16 In the 2009 movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, food instead of rain begins to fall from the clouds. Today’s hybrid computing environment employs so many applications using cryptography that clouds are saturated with crypto keys, and ... Read More
Identity Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Identity Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones juan-asenjo Thu, 06/25/2020 - 01:21 In the second episode of the Star Wars franchise, Attack of the Clones, the Galactic Republic breeds a massive army of clone troopers to fight separatist forces. However, a compromised identity template is used to program ... Read More
“I hear the secrets that you keep…”
“I hear the secrets that you keep…” juan-asenjo Thu, 06/18/2020 - 00:06 The pop group The Romantics’ 1983 hit “Talking in your Sleep” told the story of secrets revealed. Organizations today keep lots of secrets, and as more enterprise applications offer their own repositories to store these secrets, organizations are ... Read More
Doctor, I think you are on mute!
Doctor, I think you are on mute! juan-asenjo Wed, 05/27/2020 - 00:18 “I think you are on mute” is becoming all too familiar, as more people use virtual conferencing platforms not only to work, but also to check-in with family and friends during these times of social distancing. The need ... Read More
eIDAS – Vertrauen schaffen bei digitalen Signaturen
eIDAS – Vertrauen schaffen bei digitalen Signaturen juan-asenjo Tue, 05/05/2020 - 09:57 Vor einigen Jahren berichtete die britische BBC, dass die hohe Bedeutung der traditionellen handschriftlichen Signatur durch die digitale Unterschrift gefährdet werde. Es hat zwar ein wenig gedauert, doch der zunehmende Einsatz digitaler Dienste, vom Banking und Finanztransaktionen im ... Read More
Wir wissen, wohl, was PKI ist, aber wissen wir auch, was es werden kann?
Wir wissen, wohl, was PKI ist, aber wissen wir auch, was es werden kann? juan-asenjo Tue, 05/05/2020 - 09:04 In Shakespeares Hamlet spricht Ophelia folgenden Satz: „Wir wissen, wohl, was wir sind, aber nicht, was wir werden können.“ Das unbekannte Potential der eigenen Zukunft sorgt für eine gewisse Selbstreflexion. Sinnvoll ... Read More
Unmistaken identity – empowering trusted digital signatures
Unmistaken identity – empowering trusted digital signatures juan-asenjo Wed, 01/22/2020 - 23:18 Digital transformation The dreaded visit to a government office to renew a driver’s license can now be done in many countries comfortably from home, while wearing pajamas! Having to submit two forms of identification to open bank accounts ... Read More
eIDAS – establishing trust in digital signatures
eIDAS - establishing trust in digital signatures juan-asenjo Thu, 12/19/2019 - 00:35 A few years ago, the BBC reported that the power of the traditional hand-written signature was under threat from its digital counterpart. While it may have taken some time, the increasing adoption of digital services – from banking ... Read More
Like the slinky, flexibility never goes out of style
Like the slinky, flexibility never goes out of style juan-asenjo Thu, 10/10/2019 - 05:00 Introduction The familiar Slinky is one of those toys that captivates a person every time -- no matter his or her age. Not long ago while cleaning my attic, I came across my now grown daughter’s ... Read More
