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EPISODE 293
Broadcast Date:
April 10, 202313 minutes
Podcast Apr 10, 2023Root Causes 293: What Is Certbot?
This important part of the ACME standard that makes it easier for many IT administrators to use ACME to automate provisioning of SSL / TLS certificates.
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EPISODE 292
Broadcast Date:
April 6, 202315 minutes
Podcast Apr 06, 2023Root Causes 292: Validation Data Reuse for 90-day Certificates
With 90-day maximum term for SSL / TLS certificates, what will happen to thethe validation data reuse period? We investigate.
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Root Causes Nominated “Webby Honoree” at 2023 Webby Awards
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Apr 05, 2023January 4, 2019. This was the date of the inaugural episode of Root Causes – the first ever podcast dedicated to the changing and critically important world of PKI and digital certificates. Since its inception, Root Causes has fostered stimulating, timely conversation and commentary around major trends impacting the cybersecurity industry.
This week, on April 4, 2023, Root Causes received its first, major award, as a ‘Webby Honoree’ at the 2023 Webby Awards. To say that this is thrilling is an understatement. Since 2019, Jason and I have singlehandedly recorded and produced nearly 300 episodes of Root Causes, and it goes without saying we are honoured to receive this accolade.
In the first ever episode of Root Causes, Jason and I laid our mission for the podcast. We would “nerd out” together on various deep topics about security, digital identity, encryption, and the like. We decided it might be valuable to capture our discussions for posterity. There are many interesting topics that result from the resurgence of PKI. The concept of establishing a strong sense of public and private trust has never been more important for enterprises than it is now. Additionally, the world of PKI is a big place - there are a LOT of non-obvious concepts that can benefit from discussion. Root Causes is our way of capturing these ideas and exploring ways in which organizations can establish digital trust with PKI and digital certificates.
Since 2019, Root Causes has grown steadily. In August 2020, we celebrated our one hundredth episode. Less than a year later, in April 2021, we celebrated 40,000 listens of our podcast. By September 2021, this number had reached 50,000 and by November 2022, we’d reached 150,000 listens. This month we expect to hit a quarter million listens.
Jason and I view this growing audience as validation that our industry it important to a large number of IT professionals. We feel privileged that our podcast can be a meaningful contributor to discussion of this industry.
For those of you that may be unaware, The Webby Awards are major. Earning the distinction of Webby Honoree, as recognized by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences is a significant achievement—granted to only the top 20% of all work entered in the 27th Annual Webby Awards. Looking at those also in our category of “Technology Podcasts,” Root Causes is keeping some impressive company alongside podcasts produced by major technology media outlets such as TechCrunch and The Verge, along with Mozilla’s own podcast. Of course, we wish those nominated for the Webby People’s Voice the very best of luck.
We also want to thank our listeners. Root Causes is for you, so thank you for listening. Finally, for those of you uninitiated to Root Causes, here are some recommendations to get you started.
Episode 1 – The Intro - Meet your hosts Tim Callan and Jason Soroko and learn why we decided to start the Root Causes podcast.
Episode 235 – The Listener’s Favorite - Our most downloaded episode of the past year explores lattice-based encryption, the algorithmic foundation of new post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards.
Episode 284 – The Trending Topic - Learn about Google's plan to reduce maximum TLS validity to 90 days.Thanks for joining us on Root Causes. Most weeks we post two episodes, so we hope you join us again soon.
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EPISODE 291
Broadcast Date:
April 3, 202310 minutes
Podcast Apr 03, 2023Root Causes 291: CLM and SIEM
We discuss how Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) interacts with Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM).
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90 Day Certificate Validity Webinar
Webinar from Sectigo
Webinar Mar 30, 202390 Day Certificate Validity Webinar
Join our webinar to hear about the implications of Google's plans to reduce TLS certificate validity from 398 to a maximum of only 90 days.
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EPISODE 290
Broadcast Date:
March 30, 202313 minutes
Podcast Mar 30, 2023Root Causes 290: What Are QGIS and QIIS?
We define Qualified Government Information Source (QGIS) and Qualified Independent Information Source (QIIS).
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EPISODE 289
Broadcast Date:
March 27, 20238 minutes
Podcast Mar 27, 2023Root Causes 289: What Is a Cryptographic Center of Excellence?
We define the cryptographic center of excellence, how such a center of excellence would work, and the benefits it brings to an enterprise.
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EPISODE 288
Broadcast Date:
March 23, 202312 minutes
Podcast Mar 23, 2023Root Causes 288: ISARA Releases Patents on Hybrid Certificates
ISARA has put its patents on hybrid certificates into the public domain. ISARA's CEO joins us to explain why.
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EPISODE 287
Broadcast Date:
March 21, 202314 minutes
Podcast Mar 21, 2023Root Causes 287: GoDaddy Private Key Breach
A GoDaddy breach exposed customer private keys. We explain expectations surrounding private key exposure.
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EPISODE 286
Broadcast Date:
March 16, 202310 minutes
Podcast Mar 16, 2023Root Causes 286: PKI & PQC in New White House Cybersecurity Initiative
A new White House cybersecurity initiative specifically calls out digital identity and post quantum cryptography (PQC) among its focal areas.
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EPISODE 285
Broadcast Date:
March 14, 202316 minutes
Podcast Mar 14, 2023Root Causes 285: Can ChatGPT Write Malware?
We examine the suitability of ChatGPT as a malware-writing tool and possible future directions for AI in software creation.
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Google Announces Intentions to Limit TLS Certificates to 90 Days: Why Automated CLM is Crucial
Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Mar 13, 2023On March 3, Google announced in its “Moving Forward, Together” roadmap the intention to reduce the maximum possible validity for public TLS certificates from 398 days to 90 days, in a future policy update or a CA/B Forum Ballot Proposal. This drop to only 90 days maximum validity will mean major changes for the industry.