TCV Invests in Machine Identity Protection Provider Venafi – A Pioneer of a Vital New Category in Cybersecurity Scott Carter Thu, 11/29/2018 - 18:25 At TCV, we’ve been watching the number of machines grow exponentially. It’s not just that IoT (Internet of Things) is connecting physical devices to the internet ... Read More

Introducing the $12.5 Million Machine Identity Protection Development Fund Scott Carter Thu, 11/29/2018 - 18:11 Venafi created the Fund to accelerate the integration of machine identity intelligence into a wide range of machines in the enterprise and further enhance and expand the machine identity ecosystem. The Fund will allow developers, ... Read More

How Safe Are Private Keys in the Cloud? Scott Carter Mon, 11/26/2018 - 12:15 Benefits of the Cloud The cloud as a BDR solution has exploded due to its convenience, lower infrastructure costs, and the availability of application programming interfaces (APIs) for integrating BDR into processes. The data is stored ... Read More

Could Your PKI Deployment Affect Your Organization’s Cybersecurity? Scott Carter Wed, 11/21/2018 - 16:03 One of the questions asked in the survey is “How would you describe how your organization’s enterprise PKI is deployed?” The differing sources of a PKI’s CAs have a direct effect on a network’s security and ... Read More

Key and Certificate Management vs. Key and Certificate Security—Time for a Change Scott Carter Fri, 10/12/2018 - 00:00 The sad truth is that your organization has probably invested millions of dollars in security solutions but failed to secure keys and certificates. And as a result, the security solutions you have ... Read More

Why Governments Should Be Wary of Encryption Backdoors Scott Carter Wed, 10/03/2018 - 13:30 Security researcher Kingsly John said: “Government websites should not be using such foreign services like Akamai and Cloudflare in the first place. Everyone's name, Aadhaar (Indian government identification system for Indian citizens), and mobile number are ... Read More

Apple Joins Google in Requiring Certificate Transparency Scott Carter Thu, 09/27/2018 - 15:38 Apple announced their new Certificate Transparency (CT) policy, which will take effect on October 15, 2018. It will pertain to TLS/SSL encrypted internet traffic on Apple platforms. Those platforms include macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. iOS especially ... Read More

Venafi Study: How Successfully Are Federal Agencies Responding to BOD 18-01? Scott Carter Tue, 09/25/2018 - 09:21 Venafi recently released the results of a study that evaluated federal organizations’ preparedness to respond to BOD 18-01. Conducted by Dimensional Research on behalf of Venafi, the study examined the views of 100 ... Read More

Boosting Loyalty: Blockchain Technology in Retail Banking Scott Carter Mon, 09/24/2018 - 10:15 However, blockchain itself could also end up playing a role in helping traditional banks. The very technology that many believe is such a threat to traditional banking can be deployed in its favour when used to boost ... Read More

Why Self-Signed Certificates May Be the Best Choice for Large Enterprises Scott Carter Thu, 09/20/2018 - 09:29 Patrick Nohe, Editor of Hashed Out by The SSL Store At a certain size a dedicated root and self-signed certificate solution is the only thing that makes sense At The SSL Store we ... Read More