Venafi stories - Page 2
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Digital transformation drives rise of machine identities
Wed, 13th Apr 2022
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digital transformation
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research
Digital transformation is driving an average of 42% annual growth in the number of machine identities, according to a new study from Venafi.
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Aussie IT leaders say ransomware a national security threat
Mon, 28th Feb 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
New research has found extortion continues even if a ransom is paid, while CISOs are under increasing pressure.
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False sense of security plagues organisations threatened by ransomware
Wed, 22nd Dec 2021
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Two-thirds of security pros see ransomware and terrorism as equal threats, according to Venafi's global survey.
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The challenges of improving software supply chain security
Fri, 17th Sep 2021
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supply chain systems
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cybersecurity
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software development
There is a glaring disconnect between executive concern and executive action when it comes to guarding against SolarWinds-style supply chain attacks.
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Security professionals unprepared for escalating software supply chain attacks
Thu, 29th Jul 2021
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supply chain systems
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software development
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solar power
IT security professionals and developers aren’t completely confident in their ability to defend against another SolarWinds/Codecov-style supply chain attack.
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CIOs massively underestimate Secure Shell risks - study
Fri, 5th Feb 2021
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cybersecurity
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venafi
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retailers
New research shows chief information officers are underestimating the risks of poorly protected Secure Shell machine identities.
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Machine identities increasingly exploited, new research finds
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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malware
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devops
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pam
Malware attacks exploiting machine identities have doubled between 2018 and 2019, says Venafi. Machine-identity-based attacks grew eightfold in the past decade.
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Malware attacks abusing machine identities grew eightfold over the last 10 years - report
Fri, 7th Aug 2020
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malware
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devops
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data analytics
Commodity malware campaigns that use machine identities have surged, with attacks doubling from 2018 to 2019, says Venafi.
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CIOs put too much trust in TLS certificates - survey
Fri, 3rd Jul 2020
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devops
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apm
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cybersecurity
Despite the prolific usage of TLS certificates within organisations, many CIOs aren't concerned about security risks associated with TLS machine identities.
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Venafi acquires Jetstack, brings greater security to digital transformation
Fri, 15th May 2020
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digital transformation
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multi-cloud
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venafi
Venafi acquires Jetstack in an effort to enhance developer speed and enterprise security for modern applications and digital transformation.
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'We are in a permanent state of cyber warfare' say 88% of IT pros
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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venafi
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cybersafety
Nation-state attacks are on the rise, leading to an increasing focus on national cybersecurity protocols, according to a survey by Venafi.
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Unprotected machine identities costing firms billions - report
Tue, 3rd Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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venafi
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global economy
Poorly protected machine identities are costing firms between USD $51 billion and USD $72 billion globally, according to a report by Venafi and AIR Worldwide.
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Cyber-gangs using SSH identities to sell on the black market
Mon, 17th Feb 2020
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malware
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
Only 10% of organisations believe they have complete and accurate intelligence over all SSH machine identities.
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Security teams could be slowing down DevOps, survey shows
Wed, 18th Dec 2019
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devops
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apm
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software development
Venafi has released the findings of its latest survey, revealing 75% of DevOps professionals say certificate issuance policies slow them down.
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Four mistakes that can plague PKI administrators
Tue, 17th Dec 2019
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venafi
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machine identity
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pki
These mistakes increase security risks and negatively impact the reliability and availability of business-critical network resources, Venafi has found.
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75% of DevOps professionals say certificate issuance policies slow them down
Mon, 16th Dec 2019
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devops
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apm
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software development
Less than half of DevOps professionals believe developers always request certificates that serve as machine identities through authorised channels.
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Venafi uncovers suspicious retail lookalike domains using valid certificates
Mon, 18th Nov 2019
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dns attacks
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report
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venafi
The total number of certificates using lookalike domains is more than 400% greater than the number of authentic retail domains.
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F5 integrates BIG-IQ into Venafi Machine Identity Protection Platform
Thu, 31st Oct 2019
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application security
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devops
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multi-cloud
The integration allows network operations to orchestrate the lifecycle of SSL/TLS certificates and ensure security policies are enforced across devices.
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Govts risk cyber attacks if they continue to demand encryption backdoors
Tue, 27th Aug 2019
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encryption
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government
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venafi
Governments demanding encryption backdoors risk national security and economic stability, say experts, threatening vulnerabilities in election infrastructure.
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Venafi announces guarantee for no certificate-related outages
Wed, 14th Aug 2019
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venafi
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certification
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machine identity
Eliminating certificate-related outages within complex, multi-tiered architectures can feel like an impossible effort.