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ASC X9 and DigiCert perform key ceremony creating a new cryptographic trust framework for modern enterprises
New X9 trust infrastructure offers independent alternative to browser-based security across all industries COMPANY NEWS: DigiCert, a leading global provider of digital trust, and the Accredited Standards Committee X9 (ASC X9) today announced the successful launch of the X9 Financial PKI production environment, marked by a formal key signing ceremony. This milestone activates the X9 root certificate infrastructure and paves the way for issuing digital certificates for a variety of use cases.
post-quantum security Archives
By Jeffrey Burt,Dean Coclin Google over the past week has taken numerous steps to better Chrome users, including taking new steps toward reducing the use of passwords for authentication and hardening its post-quantum encryption ...
Lo que hay que hacer mientras se espera el Q-Day: La fecha límite de la computación cuántica
En 2015, McKinsey & Company, una consultora de gestión global, publicó un estudio sobre iniciativas de diferentes naciones del mundo en investigación y desarrollo de tecnologías de computación cuántica.
Keeping Pace with an Evolving Security and Trust Landscape
By Dean Coclin, Senior Director, Digital Trust Specialist, DigiCert It’s clear that 2023 will be remembered as the point that artificial intelligence (AI) stepped out of the shadows and took center stage. Once an “under the hood” technology best understood by techies, AI was quickly democratized by tools like ChatGPT, Siri, Alexa, and even Netflix. Today, even high school students are getting comfortable using AI-powered technology.
Keeping Pace with an Evolving Security and Trust Landscape
By Dean Coclin, Senior Director, Digital Trust Specialist, DigiCert It’s clear that 2023 will be remembered as the point that artificial intelligence (AI) stepped out of the shadows and took center stage. Once an “under the hood” technology best understood by techies, AI was quickly democratized by tools like ChatGPT, Siri, Alexa, and even Netflix. Today, even high school students are getting comfortable using AI-powered technology.
Hackers: ¿cómo pueden extraer las claves RSA?
La investigación describió una técnica hipotética que podría usarse para extraer claves RSA privadas si estuvieran presentes todas las condiciones siguientes: Primero, se monitorea y establece un patrón de conexiones confiables. En segundo lugar, una anomalía que identifican como una falla computacional que ocurre naturalmente genera una firma defectuosa. En tercer lugar, la firma defectuosa antes mencionada se verifica por error como si fuera confiable.
2024 Security Predictions
Originally published by DigiCert on November 8, 2023. As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time once again to look back on the past year’s security developments and make some bold predictions about the future of technology, identity and digital trust. Artificial intelligence (AI) was all over the news in 2023, and 81% of participants in a recent survey expressed concerns about the security risks associated with ChatGPT and generative AI.
Addictware, noticias de Tecnología
Ya sea que el usuario viaje regularmente por negocios o esté buscando unas vacaciones de verano, aquí 5 consejos para viajar de manera segura. Después de un largo período de pandemia, los operadores turísticos están ansiosos por mejorar los ingresos con la proximidad de la temporada alta de vacaciones y verano.
How to Travel (Cyber) Securely This Summer
Originally published by DigiCert. Written by Dean Coclin. As the COVID-19 pandemic subsides and travel restrictions globally have been lifted, global tourism is estimated to rise by 30% in 2023. Seeking business and pleasure abroad, the increase of travelers is likely to also draw an increase of cybercriminals on the lookout for easy targets. It used to be that when you went on vacation, you only worried about locking your front door.
DigiCert 2023 Predictions: Gaining Traction in 2023
Industry executives and experts share their predictions for 2023. Read them in this 15th annual VMblog.com series exclusive. By Dean Coclin, Senior Director Business Development at DigiCert Looking ahead to 2023 doesn't necessarily require gazing into crystal balls, throwing bones or even consulting Tarot cards. Instead, we can expect an acceleration of several major developments already in motion, and that makes for far more reliable prognostications.
Emerging Threats
As we move into 2022, we're finding that many of the cybersecurity challenges that emerged with the pandemic still remain. Some have been directly related to the ongoing pandemic while others have evolved independently. The good news is that today's organizations are increasingly focused on building a strong cybersecurity culture.
COVID-19 Vaccination Cards and Identity Theft: What You Need to Know
One of the biggest things that COVID-19 took away from people around the world was sharing. Sharing a meal, sharing a hug, sharing a space, sharing a memory—all of that and more was taken away by the pandemic. Now as we emerge from the grips of COVID-19, naturally people want to begin sharing all of those things and more once again. But as people do start sharing, there is one thing that people should be sure to keep to themselves: their COVID-19 vaccination record card.
Hotel Technology Blog | Tech Talk on Hospitality Upgrade
Consumers are growing more comfortable using smart devices at home and while traveling. Asking their Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri and other AI-enabled products to do everything from opening the front door, to turning on/off lights and playing music has become almost second-nature. There are even smart kitchen appliances that you can order to start making dinner while you’re on your way home. That means that offering similar experiences is becoming table stakes for the hospitality industry.
Personal Security IS Enterprise Security
2020 ushered in some titanic changes for Enterprise IT. Perhaps the most profound change in this area has been the introduction of mass remote work, which has fundamentally changed the shape of enterprise IT. As employees left offices, they had to continue their jobs from home and without the security controls that protect them within the office.
Disruption in 2020 paves the way for threat actors in 2021 and beyond
There’s no doubt that 2020 will be remembered for the uncertainty and rapid change it brought. As the global pandemic accelerated trends like remote working and digital transformation, it has also created new cybersecurity challenges. However, although much of 2020 was unpredictable, it’s still possible to step back and look at infosecurity developments that will point the way forward.
Why Don’t You Have a Certificate Manager?
Digital Certificates sit at the heart of any secure enterprise. The myriad of connections and identities governed by an enterprise demand a level of attention and expertise to keep them secure. The price for that lack of attention is mismanagement. It’s not a word that’s quite as dramatic as breach or “massive irretrievable data loss”, but can lead to both quite quickly. The Equifax breach - in which the data of 1.5 million people was potentially exposed - serves as a prime example of this.
Best practices for protecting data and keeping online learning secure
As the global pandemic extends into the fall, it’s clear that most schools and universities will continue to rely on online instruction in the near term. However, although online instruction can help minimize health risks, it also introduces heightened security risks and highlights the importance of protecting data. This was certainly true in corporate environments, where more than 80 percent of companies saw “slightly to considerably more” cyberattack attempts in the first half of 2020.
Best practices for protecting data and keeping online learning secure
As the global pandemic extends into the fall, it’s clear that most schools and universities will continue to rely on online instruction in the near term. However, although online instruction can help minimize health risks, it also introduces heightened security risks and highlights the importance of protecting data. This was certainly true in corporate environments, where more than 80 percent of companies saw “slightly to considerably more” cyberattack attempts in the first half of 2020.
3 Things Wilderness Survival Can Teach Us About Email Security
It's a short hop from shows like 'Naked and Afraid' and 'Alone' to your email server and how you secure it Predators are opportunists. This is true whether the predators are wild animals, like the lions, bears, and wolverines on survival reality TV shows like Naked and Afraid and Alone, or are cybercriminals using the novel coronavirus pandemic to attempt to pry data and money from people. Companies must protect data with remote email security as more employees work from home.
DigiCert’s Five Tips for Secure Remote Email Access
by Guest Contributor , May 15, 2020 Expert Article By Dean Coclin, Senior Director of Business Development at DigiCert Best practices to help your organization send and receive secure messages How many emails do you receive every day? How do you know the emails you are sending and receiving are secure? How do you know that your employees’ emails are secure, especially when they are working remotely and sending emails from home or unknown locations?
Nine tips to securely work from home
Woman working on laptop with her son reading a storybook. Mother looking busy working on laptop and little boy with a picture book at home. Read Article By Dean Coclin, Senior Director, Business Development, DigiCert Even before the coronavirus outbreak, employees were increasingly working from home. According to the Federal Reserve, the percentage of the labor force working from home tripled in the last 15 years.
How to Avoid Cyberattacks during an extended period of working from home
How to Avoid Cyberattacks during an extended period of working from home Hackers will take advantage of any vulnerability they can find. Amidst the pandemic of COVID-19, attackers are taking advantage of the alertness of the world population with phishing emails, social media posts, apps and text messages containing malware. These scams typically involve fraudsters impersonating healthcare officials.
Online Security in the Age of Increased Remote Workers
As diagnosed cases of the coronavirus increase globally, “social distancing” and “flattening the curve” have entered the common lexicon—and earned hashtag status in the United States. Many companies are doing their part to support government directives by encouraging employees to work from home.
Security Boulevard
Cybersecurity Industry Spotlight IoT & ICS Security Security Boulevard (Original) Here are DigiCert’s predictions for cybersecurity in 2020, including those around digital transformation and IoT. Three things are almost certain this time of year. First, you’ll be tempted by all flavors of festive treats.
Phishing Increasingly Targets SaaS, Webmail
How can companies protect their sensitive data and prevent employees from falling prey to phishing attacks? In today’s digital age, virtually every organization must wage a cybersecurity battle to protect its data. Winning this battle requires engaging security experts, securing assets, strengthening authentication and educating users.
Internet of Things for hotels - great, until a hacker calls
Smart devices, often referred to as the Internet of Things, offer the hospitality industry the opportunity to give guests a much richer and differentiated experience. Automated lighting, drapes and temperature settings provide the allure of luxury at any location in the world.
Don’t Forget Security When Adding Smart Devices to Enhance the Guest Experience
By Dean Coclin A few weeks ago, I stayed at a hotel in Las Vegas. I’m always nervous when I open the door to my room. What if it’s not as clean as I’d hoped? What if I discover something mildly disturbing? What I found this time wasn’t alarming, but it was surprising.
Secure websites brought to you by the letter S - Help Net Security
What’s so special about the letter S? It’s one of the most frequently used letters in the English language, a regular sponsor of Sesame Street, and is so common that Vanna White automatically selects it for contestants during the Wheel of Fortune’s final round. Pretty standard stuff. But for website managers and enterprise security administrators, and everyone who visits their organizations’ web sites, it’s about to become the most important letter of the alphabet.
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