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Security Terminology

Easily understandable explanations of common industry terms.

  • Blog Post Sep 10, 2018

    DNS Poisoning Variant to Obtain a DV Certificate Unveiled

    On September 6, 2018 The Register published an article describing how a team of academic security researchers successfully demonstrated that they could use a variant of DNS poisoning to obtain a Domain Validation (DV) certificate for a target domain they did not own.

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    Seven Successful Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Business Tips

    A News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Sep 09, 2018

    “Innovation says that the market, the competition, the customer base and the business challenges and opportunities are all understood,” says Bill Holtz, President and CEO of web security solutions company Comodo CA based in New Jersey. “Innovation within this context is paramount to ongoing success and business existence. If a company is not innovating, it just means that there is a huge opportunity for an existing or new competitor to enter and cause discontinuity in the market.”

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    Word of the Day: EV Certificates

    A News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Sep 04, 2018

    An EV SSL certificate (Extended Validation SSL certificate) is a digital identity authentication solution used by HTTPS websites to provide the highest level of security by verifying the identity of a website owner or operator.

    EV SSL certificates assure consumers that they are conducting business through a trusted website and have become the industry standard for e-commerce websites.

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    Comodo CA Expands Leadership Team; Names Tim Callan as Senior Fellow

    A Press Release from Sectigo

    Press Release Aug 30, 2018

    New Addition to Comodo CA Leadership Team Brings Extensive SSL and PKI Experience

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    Comodo CA Buys Website Disaster Recovery Startup CodeGuard

    A News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Aug 16, 2018

    Comodo CA has purchased early-stage startup CodeGuard to help customers protect their websites from malware through backup, maintenance and disaster recovery capabilities.

    The Roseland, N.J.-based company said its acquisition of Atlanta-based CodeGuard will help customers with both malware identification and removal as well as dealing with a down or defaced website, according to Michael Fowler, Comodo CA's president of partners and channels.

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    Comodo CA Acquires Website Disaster Recovery Leader Codeguard

    A Press Release from Sectigo

    Press Release Aug 16, 2018

    1-click restore for website issues is vital to businesses; Comodo CA continues to expand its offerings to help businesses and their customers succeed

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    The Extended Validation Green Address Bar Matters, Here’s Why

    A Blog Post from Sectigo

    Blog Post Aug 14, 2018

    When it comes to interacting online, everything is a matter of trust. Spam emails and clever phishing attacks make it more challenging to determine what’s legitimate and what isn’t, putting businesses and consumers on edge. Without trust, customers are reluctant to share sensitive information or conduct transactions online.

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    TLS 1.3 Published by IETF

    A Blog Post from Sectigo

    Blog Post Aug 13, 2018

    On Thursday, August 9 the IETF published TLS 1.3 as an approved standard, following its publication as a proposal in March 2018. TLS 1.3 offers important improvements in both security and connection speed, and adoption among software and service vendors is already well underway, including support in Chrome, Firefox, and Cloudflare.

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    Comodo CA Grows Revenue & Rapidly Expands into IoT & Web Security

    A Press Release from Sectigo

    Press Release Jul 26, 2018

    Digital Identity Leader Gains Momentum After Unveiling Innovative New Product Offerings, Forging Strategic Partnerships and Opening New Headquarters

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    EV SSL Certificates for Online Business Are Worth the Time and Money

    A News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Jul 19, 2018

    It’s widely understood that Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificates are a little bit costlier for online businesses in budget and implementation time than Domain Validation (DV) certificates. Even though the expense and effort needed for EV are trivial compared to other parts of the security stack, many businesses will go for the cheapest and easiest solution unless presented with a compelling reason to do otherwise.

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    SSL Certificate Distrust Issue Persists: 800K+ Websites at Risk

    A Blog Post from Sectigo

    Blog Post Jul 18, 2018

    Two months ago, Comodo CA released findings from research conducted to determine the scope and potential consequences of the upcoming Google Chrome distrust of all former Symantec SSL certificates issued prior to December 1, 2017.