Code signing is a critical part of your DevOps process to ensure that code cannot be tampered with. During the holidays, typically there are fewer people in the office and most are busier, so automation and extra security are even more important to simplify workflows. Additionally, with a remote working environment, having a flexible solution […]
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Why Elections are Not 100% Online — Yet
Every democratic nation faces the challenge of determining the best way to administer a vote, and the U.S. elections are often considered the most complicated in the world. As the U.S. prepares for the 2020 presidential election, voters rightfully have a range of questions on their minds, including, how will the pandemic affect the safety […]
A Guide to Multi-Factor Authentication
Today, computers and smart devices are inexpensive enough that we can own many of them: smart phones, laptops, tablets and wearable micro devices. Our work and private lives demand portability. This, along with a trend towards moving enterprise servers into the cloud, makes secure user authentication even more imperative — and tricky. That brings us […]
Stay Smarter Than Your Smart Home: 7 Ways to Protect Your Home and IoT Devices
As someone who has spent over a decade in the IoT security space, I have seen many attacks and vulnerabilities affect the IoT devices in my life. Yet I don’t shy away from smart home devices. You shouldn’t have to either, if you take steps to secure them. From smart thermostats to baby monitors, the […]
Working with Delegated OCSP Responders and EKU Chaining
It was reported recently that due to a technical flaw, it is possible for some Certificate Authorities (CAs) to create valid OCSP responses for certificates that they did not issue and do not control. This creates an issue for the CAs that operate and maintain these certificates. While this is a complicated issue, this blog […]
One-Year Public-Trust SSL Certificates: DigiCert’s Here to Help
UPDATE: While the industry has shortened validity times, we still offer service plans of up to 2, 3, even 6 years—and the automation to make it seamless. By now you’ve likely heard about Apple’s announcement at the February 2020 Certificate Authority/Browser Forum meeting that they will no longer accept publicly trusted TLS webserver certificates valid […]
NIST’s “Mitigating IoT-Based Distributed Denial of Service” Study
The explosive growth of Internet of Things (IoT)-based devices has been a boon for manufacturers and consumers. There seems to be no end to the variety of products we can bring online. You probably never thought egg cartons and waste bins would be connected to the Internet – but they are. However, what starts off […]
21 Online Scams You May Not Know About [Infographic]
With new technology comes more risk for exploitation. Take a journey through time, learn about 21 online scams, and make sure you’re not next on a scammers list with this infographic. Share the knowledge—click to share on Social Brought to you by DigiCert Embed the iFrame on your Website <div style=”margin:0px;padding:0px;overflow:hidden”><iframe src=”https://www.digicert.com/blog/21-online-scams-infographic” frameborder=”0″ style=”overflow:hidden;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden;height:100%;width:100%;position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px;right:0px;bottom:0px” […]
Chrome Will Label All HTTP Pages as “Not Secure” in Just a Few Months
On July 24th, the most widely used web browser started labeling every HTTP page as “Not Secure.” Google set a major precedent earlier this year when they announced that starting in Chrome version 68, which is now released, every HTTP web page would receive a negative “Not Secure” indicator in the address bar. You may […]