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Venafi's cloud-native machine identity management on VMware
IT Automation

Venafi's cloud-native machine identity management on VMware

Integration of Venafi's control plane for machine identity management into Tanzu Service Mesh makes it easier to enable multi-cloud, multi-cluster security.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 26th Jan 2023
2023 to be one of the most challenging years for cybersecurity - Venafi
Ransomware

2023 to be one of the most challenging years for cybersecurity - Venafi

Venafi has released its predictions for the cybersecurity landscape in 2023, indicating that this will be one the most challenging years yet for the industry.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Dec 2022
Cert-manager graduates to CNCF incubation programme
Cloud Security

Cert-manager graduates to CNCF incubation programme

Cert-manager, the standard for TLS machine identity management in cloud native services, multi-cluster environments, achieves key maturity milestone.

By Gaurav Sharma • 3 min read • Fri, 21st Oct 2022
Venafi launches Control Plane for Machine Identities
Hybrid Cloud

Venafi launches Control Plane for Machine Identities

The Venafi Control Plane unifies machine identity management across all identity types; in data centres, cloud, hybrid environments and at the edge.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 12th Oct 2022
75% of AU companies had cloud security incident in past year
Cloud Security

75% of AU companies had cloud security incident in past year

According to new Venafi research, complexity is due to increase, as companies plan to host more applications in the cloud.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Sep 2022
Cyberwar a growing concern for organisations - Venafi
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Cyberwar a growing concern for organisations - Venafi

Venafi's research reveals growing use of machine identities in state-sponsored cyber attacks amid increasing geopolitical tensions.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Aug 2022
82% of CIOs say software supply chains are vulnerable
DevOps

82% of CIOs say software supply chains are vulnerable

A new study from Venafi has found 82% of CIOS say their organisations are vulnerable to cyberattacks targeting software supply chains.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
Orgs increasingly vulnerable to supply chain attacks - study
DevOps

Orgs increasingly vulnerable to supply chain attacks - study

82% of CIOs say their organisations are vulnerable to cyber attacks targeting software supply chains, according to a global study by Venafi.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 2nd Jun 2022
Jetstack promotes better security with supply chain toolkit
Supply Chain

Jetstack promotes better security with supply chain toolkit

The web-based resource is designed to help organisations evaluate and plan the crucial steps they need to establish effective software supply chain security.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 19th May 2022
Digital transformation drives rise of machine identities
EduTech

Digital transformation drives rise of machine identities

Digital transformation is driving an average of 42% annual growth in the number of machine identities, according to a new study from Venafi.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Apr 2022
The challenges of improving software supply chain security
Supply Chain

The challenges of improving software supply chain security

There is a glaring disconnect between executive concern and executive action when it comes to guarding against SolarWinds-style supply chain attacks.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 17th Sep 2021
Security professionals unprepared for escalating software supply chain attacks
Supply Chain

Security professionals unprepared for escalating software supply chain attacks

IT security professionals and developers aren't completely confident in their ability to defend against another SolarWinds/Codecov-style supply chain attack.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Jul 2021
CIOs massively underestimate Secure Shell risks - study
Cybersecurity

CIOs massively underestimate Secure Shell risks - study

New research shows chief information officers are underestimating the risks of poorly protected Secure Shell machine identities.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Feb 2021
Machine identities increasingly exploited, new research finds
Malware

Machine identities increasingly exploited, new research finds

Malware attacks exploiting machine identities have doubled between 2018 and 2019, says Venafi. Machine-identity-based attacks grew eightfold in the past decade.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Aug 2020
Malware attacks abusing machine identities grew eightfold over the last 10 years - report
Malware

Malware attacks abusing machine identities grew eightfold over the last 10 years - report

Commodity malware campaigns that use machine identities have surged, with attacks doubling from 2018 to 2019, says Venafi.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Aug 2020
CIOs put too much trust in TLS certificates - survey
DevOps

CIOs put too much trust in TLS certificates - survey

Despite the prolific usage of TLS certificates within organisations, many CIOs aren't concerned about security risks associated with TLS machine identities.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Jul 2020

Stories from Other Regions

Aussie IT leaders say ransomware a national security threat
Malware

Aussie IT leaders say ransomware a national security threat

New research has found extortion continues even if a ransom is paid, while CISOs are under increasing pressure.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 28th Feb 2022
False sense of security plagues organisations threatened by ransomware
Malware

False sense of security plagues organisations threatened by ransomware

Two-thirds of security pros see ransomware and terrorism as equal threats, according to Venafi's global survey.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 22nd Dec 2021