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Security Terminology

Easily understandable explanations of common industry terms.

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

    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

    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.

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    Comodo CA Recognized as a Top 10 Connected Security Solution Provider

    Press Release from Sectigo

    Press Release Jul 12, 2018

    Digital Identity Solutions Leader Committed to Providing 360-Degree Security for IoT Devices.

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    Comodo CA Announces New World Headquarters

    Press Release from Sectigo

    Press Release Jul 03, 2018

    Rapid Growth Fuels Need for Expanded Space as the Company Continues to Deliver Innovative Solutions for Web and IoT Security

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    GlobalSign, Comodo Launch Competing IoT Security Platforms

    News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Jun 29, 2018

    Rival certificate authorities GlobalSign and Comodo CA have strengthened their presence in the IoT security market with new platforms for connected devices. Rival certificate authorities GlobalSign and Comodo CA this week launched competing IoT security platforms designed to improve identity management and authentication of connected devices.

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    Comodo CA Launches New IoT Device Security Service

    Press Release from Sectigo

    Press Release Jun 28, 2018

    Connected Devices and Networks Now Have Greater Protection Against Cyberattacks on a Scalable, Cost Effective Platform

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    Google Chrome Labels All Non-SSL Pages “Not secure”

    Blog Post from Sectigo

    Blog Post Jun 20, 2018

    As of July 24, 2018 Google Chrome release 68 marks all sites not protected by SSL as “Not secure” immediately to the left of the URL. The “Not secure” warning occurs even on pages that don’t share or collect any kind of confidential information.

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    How To Choose The Right SSL Certificate

    Blog Post from Sectigo

    Blog Post Jun 13, 2018

    In digital security, understanding the purpose and specifications of various products, such as SSL certificates, is crucial for consumers. However, the differences between these products may not always be immediately clear. Nonetheless, it's essential for customers to choose the right option for their needs

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    How Extended Validation SSL Directly Benefits Online Business

    Blog Post from Sectigo

    Blog Post Jun 06, 2018

    We have written earlier about how Extended Validation (EV) SSL is an important and effective component of online business’s fight against phishing. These certs only matter, however, if sites use them.

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    Comodo CA Recognized as the Leading Certificate Authority by TLS Telemetry Report

    Press Release from Sectigo

    Press Release May 31, 2018

    Alexa, a broadly cited list, is maintained by a division of Amazon and relies on statistics from the Alexa browser plugin to list the top hostnames. Comodo CA issued the industry-leading number of certificates – 160,377 – and secured the top spot by nearly 68,000 certificates. The full breakdown of the top 10 Certificate Authorities can be found here.

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    Extended Validation SSL’s Role in Combatting Phishing

    Blog Post from Sectigo

    Blog Post May 30, 2018

    Extended Validation (EV) SSL is an important component in any online business’s fight against phishing. Phishing is a form of social engineering attack (otherwise known as a con) in which the phisher fools the victim into thinking he or she is visiting a trusted website.

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    More Than a Million Distrusted Symantec Certs Still in Use

    News Article from Sectigo

    News Article May 17, 2018

    More than one million distrusted digital SSL / TLS certificates from Symantec are still in use and failure to replace these certificates will result in site breakage in upcoming version of major browsers, including Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, according to a report from Comodo CA Limited.