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    CrowdStrike Update Causes Blue Screens of Death, Takes Out Vital Systems

    A News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Jul 19, 2024

    It's going to be a long day, weekend, and likely weeks or longer for cybersecurity and IT professionals. In a significant disruption to operations across various industries, a recent software update from CrowdStrike has caused Windows systems to crash, resulting in the notorious Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

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    CrowdStrike Software Update Sparks Microsoft Outage, Global Chaos

    A News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Jul 19, 2024

    The technology and business worlds continue to feel the pain from the ongoing global impact of a faulty software update that quickly snowballed, disrupting airlines, financial services, emergency services, hospitals, and news outlets.

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    Root Causes - A PKI & Security Podcast

    EPISODE 405

    Broadcast Date:
    July 19, 2024

    25 minutes

    Podcast Jul 19, 2024

    Root Causes 405: What Is an Adversarial Self-replicating Prompt?

    In this episode we explain what an adversarial, self-replicating prompt, otherwise known as a prompt worm.

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    Why SSL certificate renewal automation is essential for businesses of all sizes

    A Blog Post from Sectigo

    Blog Post Jul 18, 2024

    Automating SSL renewals prevents outages, saves time, and ensures security, making it vital for all businesses.

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    AT&T data breach includes records of ‘nearly all’ cell customers

    A News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Jul 17, 2024

    An AT&T spokesperson said roughly 110m customers will be notified about the breach and that the data was stolen from cloud data giant Snowflake, which has been linked to multiple high-profile breaches this year.

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    Experts weigh in on Snowflake database MFA features

    A News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Jul 17, 2024

    Snowflake introduced new MFA enforcement options to its platform after a wave of customers suffered identity attacks in recent weeks.

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    MDR Provider Says Snowflake-linked AT&T Breach Shows Even Giant Companies at Risk

    A News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Jul 17, 2024

    AT&T suffered a massive breach that affected tens of millions of its mobile customers in a cyber incident caused by an illegal download from a third party cloud provider, allegedly, data cloud giant Snowflake. AT&T disclosed the data breach in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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    60 minutes

    Webinar Jul 16, 2024

    Entrust distrusted

    It’s been a turbulent few weeks for Entrust customers, following the Google announcement to revoke trust in all of Entrust’s issued public SSL certs.

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    Root Causes - A PKI & Security Podcast

    EPISODE 404

    Broadcast Date:
    July 16, 2024

    16 minutes

    Podcast Jul 16, 2024

    Root Causes 404: SCOTUS Ruling Will Change IT Security Regulation

    The US Supreme Court has struck down the Chevron Deferment, which stands to weaken regulatory agency power over technology. We explore the consequences.

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    Sectigo Certificate Integration for Cisco FTD

    A Datasheet from Sectigo

    Datasheet Jul 15, 2024

    Sectigo's Cisco FTD connector automates SSL/TLS management via REST API and SDK, enabling scalable enrollment, renewal, and robust threat protection.

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    Massive AT&T Data Breach Exposes 'Nearly All' of Their Customers

    A News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Jul 15, 2024

    A massive cyberattack against AT&T exposed data from "nearly all" of its customers and downloaded it to a third-party cloud platform, AT&T said in a press release.

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    Massive AT&T breach linked to cloud IT service provider Snowflake

    A News Article from Sectigo

    News Article Jul 15, 2024

    AT&T disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it was the victim of a massive breach that affected tens of millions of its cellular customers — a cyber incident caused by an illegal download from a third-party cloud platform.