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Blog Post Mar 13, 2019
63-Bit Password Emphasizes Role of Automation in Enterprise PKI
Industry PKI experts recently have discovered a flaw in certificate generation practices that employ the commonly used EJBCA CA tool, which can result in serial numbers with 63 bits of entropy as opposed to the 64 bits required by public certificate guidelines. Episodes like this one put a spotlight on the value of automation in certificate practices. Automated capabilities enable the consistently correct maintenance, revocation, and replacement of a large number of certificates with little human interaction required.
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All Sectigo Public Certificates Meet 64-Bit Serial Number Requirements
A Blog Post from Sectigo
Blog Post Mar 13, 2019Industry PKI experts recently have discovered a flaw in certificate generation practices that employ the commonly used EJBCA CA tool, which can result in serial numbers with 63 bits of entropy as opposed to the 64 bits required by public certificate guidelines. News reports indicate that several certificate issuers are affected. We would like to clarify that NO active public certificates from Sectigo are subject to this flaw.
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Blog Post Mar 12, 2019
New Research Regarding Online Criminal Marketplaces for Certificates
A recent study by Georgia State University suggests that criminal online marketplaces feature a steady supply of TLS / SSL certificates from all major public CAs. Sectigo is eager to work with researchers like these and others to help reveal criminal activity and create strategies to mitigate its effectiveness without preventing legitimate business from benefiting from public certificates.
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Travel Wise | Looking for Travel Deals? Stay off the Dark Web
A News Article from Sectigo
News Article Mar 11, 2019Think the real world is a dangerous place for travelers? Try visiting the virtual one, a place filled with shady travel offers and criminals who want to steal your personal information.
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Travelers Should Avoid These Virtual Destinations
A News Article from Sectigo
News Article Feb 28, 2019How do you know if a company is taking security seriously? One way is to look for a little padlock icon next to the website address on any page where you can type in sensitive information, including credit card numbers. That’s missing from a lot of travel sites. At least that’s the finding of Sectigo, a Web security company.
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Notification Jan 21, 2019
Sectigo Begins Issuing Certificates on New Sectigo-Branded Root
On January 14, 2019, we started the next planned stage of our brand transition from Comodo CA to Sectigo, issuing new customer certificates from Sectigo-branded issuing CAs under our widely trusted USERTrust root CAs.
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Blog Post Jan 16, 2019
Government Website Certificates Expire, Leaving Americans at Risk
It’s been almost a month since the US Government shut down on December 22, 2018, and while some effects of this record-breaking shutdown are obvious, others are flying under the radar — including the increased vulnerability to cybercrime faced by millions of Americans.
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EPISODE 03
Broadcast Date:
January 16, 201916 minutes
Podcast Jan 16, 2019Root Causes 03: US Government Shutdown and Security Vulnerabilities
The US government shutdown has taken its toll on IT systems. Tune in to learn more about the risks of the ongoing shutdown to government infrastructure.
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Sectigo Channel Partner Program Guide
A Datasheet from Sectigo
Datasheet Jan 08, 2019This guide is for current partners and those applying to the Channel Partner Program. It outlines eligibility, levels, & associated benefits of membership.
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EPISODE 02
Broadcast Date:
January 8, 201916 minutes
Podcast Jan 08, 2019Root Causes 02: O2 Outage and Equifax Breach
In December, users of O2 and Softbank experienced a data outage affecting 40 million. In 2017, 148 million lost their personal data in the Equifax breach.
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Increasing Your Markup Through Extended Validation SSL
A Datasheet from Sectigo
Datasheet Dec 31, 2018This short guide details how you can increase your average marginal contribution per certificate sold and improve the bottom line.
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Just 29% of Travel Websites Fully Protect Consumers from Phishing...
A News Article from Sectigo
News Article Dec 20, 2018According to the Association of British Travel Agents, some 81% of holidays were booked online last year. However, despite saving consumers time and money by making it easy to compare prices, travel websites may be putting travellers at risk of phishing scams.