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75% of DevOps professionals say certificate issuance policies slow them down

Mon, 16th Dec 2019
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Less than half of DevOps professionals believe developers always request certificates that serve as machine identities through authorised channels.
Network security

Venafi uncovers suspicious retail lookalike domains using valid certificates

Mon, 18th Nov 2019
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The total number of certificates using lookalike domains is more than 400% greater than the number of authentic retail domains.
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F5 integrates BIG-IQ into Venafi Machine Identity Protection Platform

Thu, 31st Oct 2019
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devops
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application security
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The integration allows network operations to orchestrate the lifecycle of SSL/TLS certificates and ensure security policies are enforced across devices.
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Govts risk cyber attacks if they continue to demand encryption backdoors

Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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encryption
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Governments demanding encryption backdoors risk national security and economic stability, say experts, threatening vulnerabilities in election infrastructure.
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Venafi announces guarantee for no certificate-related outages

Wed, 14th Aug 2019
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venafi
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certification
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machine identity
Eliminating certificate-related outages within complex, multi-tiered architectures can feel like an impossible effort.
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New code-signing solution released by Venafi

Tue, 30th Jul 2019
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software development
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Machine identity protection solution secures code signing across organisations and guards against unauthorised use.
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ZombieLoad: Another batch of flaws affect Intel chips

Thu, 16th May 2019
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semiconductors
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Intel-powered computers are facing a new vulnerability called 'ZombieLoad' WHERE id = which allows attackers to leak information from protected memory.
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Certificate-related outages impact 60% of businesses - Venafi

Mon, 1st Apr 2019
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Certificate-related outages harm the reliability and availability of vital network systems and services while also being difficult to diagnose and remediate.
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Government-mandated encryption backdoors a dangerous game, says survey

Mon, 1st Apr 2019
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Government-mandated encryption backdoors make countries more susceptible to attacks from nation-states, according to a study by Venafi.
Cyber warfare

Security professionals want to return fire – Venafi

Wed, 20th Mar 2019
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devops
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software development
Seventy-two percent of professionals surveyed believe nation-states have the right to 'hack back' cybercriminals.
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SSL/TLS certificate marketplaces thriving on dark web - study

Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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A study by Venafi reveals thriving dark web marketplaces selling SSL/TLS certificates for USD $260 to USD $1,600, enabling widespread cybercrime.
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Venafi and nCipher Security partner on machine identity protection

Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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cybersecurity
Cryptographic keys serve as machine identities and are the foundation of enterprise information technology systems.
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Cyber criminals using lookalike online shopping domains to phish buyers

Wed, 3rd Oct 2018
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phishing
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email security
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online shopping
Venafi warns of rising fake domains that mimic top retailers to scam online shoppers, as holiday season nears.
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Study: 80% of enterprises struggle to protect machine identities

Tue, 4th Sep 2018
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enterprise security
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study
The study focused on enterprise machine identity protection challenges and included responses from 350 senior IT security professionals.
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Exclusive: Venafi talks weaponisation of machine identities

Wed, 29th Aug 2018
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hackers
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venafi
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certification
As companies integrate more digital tools into their business, many of them remain unaware of the risk code-signing certificates are exposing them to.
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Venafi announces new enterprise endpoint management solution

Wed, 4th Jul 2018
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endpoint protection
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encryption
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edr
Organisations must provide mobile devices of all types with secure machine identities that support authentication, encryption and decryption.
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Four Major Misunderstandings about public key infrastructure (PKI)

Mon, 21st May 2018
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Contrary to the popular belief that public key infrastructure (PKI) is obsolete, it's more vital than ever for securing burgeoning cloud and DevOps ecosystems.
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70% of security experts say social media should be government regulated

Sat, 28th Apr 2018
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cybersecurity
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facebook
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social media
A survey has found the majority believe social media data collection needs to be regulated, despite having little faith in their governments.
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Venafi announces business growth and expansion plans

Mon, 9th Apr 2018
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cybersecurity
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morgan stanley
Venafi announces strong 2017 business growth, with over 40% subscription revenue increase and ambitious expansion plans, including expanding executive team.
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Blunder by Trustico revokes 23,000 website certificates

Sat, 3rd Mar 2018
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cloud services
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symantec
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websites
23,000 customers of Trustico recently received an email informing them their website security certificates will be rendered useless within 24 hours.