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PCI Compliance Numbers Drop as Security Breaches Increase

A mere 27.9% of organizations are PCI DSS compliant — an alarming number in the face of rising security threats… A concerning issue has arisen for the payment processing industry... The post ...
DigiCert Secure Site SSL Multi-Year Options

Say Goodbye to 2-Year Certificates and Hello to Multi-Year SSL Plans

As of September 1st, 2-year certificates have been replaced by multi-year SSL plans offering similar benefits September 1, 2020 marked the dawn of a new era for SSL certificates. Multi-year... The post ...
Unbelievable moment clever racoon cracks locked bin in SECONDS

Raccoon Attack: Researchers Find A Vulnerability in TLS 1.2

Bad news: there’s a vulnerability in TLS 1.2. Good news: researchers say it’s “very hard to exploit” and major vendors have already released security patches for it. A team of... The post ...
BIMI for Gmail: Google Makes Email Identity Indicators Part of Its New Security Updates

BIMI for Gmail: Google Makes Email Identity Indicators Part of Its New Security Updates

Google is partnering with DigiCert and Entrust Datacard to launch a BIMI pilot for Gmail — here's what to know about how it will boost email security and allow companies to show ...
A bar chart graphic from Venafi showcases CIOs' concerns about security risks that relate to TLS certificate proliferation

New Study Finds 75% of CIOs Are Concerned About TLS Certificate-Related Security Risks

A recent survey from Venafi found that 93% of surveyed CIOs say they have over 10,000 certificates, and 74% said they’d recently experienced a certificate-related outage The post New Study Finds 75% ...
Google Chrome to Join Apple’s Safari in One Year Certificate Validity

Google Chrome to Join Apple’s Safari in One Year Certificate Validity

One year validity for SSL/TLS certificates has been a hot topic of conversation within the CA/B Forum for years — Google’s latest announcement goes to show that shorter validity is... The post ...
5 Actionable Takeaways from Ponemon and KeyFactor’s 2020 PKI Study

5 Actionable Takeaways from Ponemon and KeyFactor’s 2020 PKI Study

Looking for the latest stats and info about public key infrastructure? Look no further 74%. That’s how many organizations report not knowing how many keys and certificates they have. This... The post ...
Graphic: security issue errors for Let's Encrypt certificates in cPanel

Let’s Encrypt to Revoke 3 Million SSL Certificates on March 4

The world’s leading free SSL provider announces that millions of certificates are being revoked due to a bug they discovered days ago — giving subscribers potentially only hours to respond... The post ...
DoH! Firefox Engages More Secure DNS Over HTTPS Protocol — Here’s What That Means for You

DoH! Firefox Engages More Secure DNS Over HTTPS Protocol — Here’s What That Means for You

Mozilla announced that the browser will automatically enable domain name system encryption for U.S. users ‘over the next few weeks’ to increase privacy & security On Feb. 25, Mozilla announced... The post ...
SSL Certificate Validity Will Be Limited to One Year by Apple’s Safari Browser

SSL Certificate Validity Will Be Limited to One Year by Apple’s Safari Browser

Starting Sept. 1, Safari will no longer trust SSL/TLS certificates with validity periods longer than 398 days Starting Sept. 1, Apple’s Safari browser will no longer trust SSL/TLS leaf certificates... The post ...