Sectigo, the world’s largest certificate issuer has studied 25 major UK retailers and provided a ranking, according to how effectively they maximise trust with their site visitors. To receive top marks, an online shop must present its authenticated identity in a branded address bar and prevent “Not secure” warnings from displaying.
Sectigo (formerly Comodo CA), the world’s largest commercial Certificate Authority and a leader in web security solutions, has named Jason Soroko as the company’s chief technology officer of IoT. Soroko will lead the company’s continued innovation in the IoT industry by advancing the capabilities of Sectigo’s private trust certificate management.
The internet of things is becoming increasingly ubiquitous in American society. Smart home devices control our lighting, heating and entertainment systems. Health monitoring devices alert caregivers the moment medical issues arise. IoT-connected vehicles are now commonplace. Even traffic patterns and manufacturing processes are routinely managed using the network.
Cybersecurity experts have reacted to the recent HSBC data breach, warning that consumer trust is “becoming more fragile”. The breach was reported to California’s Attorney General Office on November 2, but media outlets first reported the breach two days ago.
A little over a year ago, we wrote about Comodo Group's move to spin off its SSL certificate authority business as a separate unit, Comodo CA, backed by PE firm Francisco Partners. The carve-out was intended to allow the new entity to focus exclusively on new opportunities, such as IoT, while allowing its parent to focus more directly on endpoint security for consumers and enterprises.
Making a good first impression goes a long way in the world of business and for many consumers, a company’s website is the first thing they see. However, with the recent move from HTTP to HTTPS, Google has begun to label websites without an SSL certificate as “not secure” in its Chrome browser. Ultimately, this can hurt the impression a website leaves on potential customers and could even encourage them to choose a different product or service instead of yours.
The world’s largest certificate authority, Comodo CA, has changed its name to Sectigo and announced new products. The name change comes less than a year after it was acquired by Francisco Partners. Since then, it has continued to grow its share of the certificate authority market. In doing so it has benefitted from the move by browser vendors to demand websites have a security certificate.
Commercial certificate authority Comodo CA announced today it is rebranding to Sectigo. The company said it unveiled its new name "to limit market confusion and better represent the breadth and direction of its solutions", as it marks the one-year anniversary of its acquisition by Francisco Partners in a carve-out from Comodo Group.
