The amount of data that enterprises must secure with encryption is growing rapidly, and with it, the number of digital certificates and keys that encrypt the data. This digital-certificate explosion, while necessary, can create management nightmares: Companies must track each and every certificate, and in keeping with best practices, renew each of them as they [...]

Venafi, the inventor of and market leader in Enterprise Key and Certificate Management (EKCM) solutions, today announced its strategic partnership with Cohort Technology to distribute EKCM solutions in the United Kingdom. Together, the companies will extend Venafi’s market leadership to meet the needs of Cohort Technology’s resellers and customers. Designed specifically for enterprise environments, Venafi [...]

According to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust sent to landfill a filing cabinet that contained the CD. The disc had on it the address, date of birth, NHS number and GP practice code of approximately 1.6 million patients. The ICO said that when planning an office move, the [...]

Swivel Secure the pioneer in tokenless, multi-factor authentication technology has been named as a finalist in both the Identity and Access Management Solution of the Year and the Remote Access Solution of the Year categories at the this year’s Computing Security Awards. The Computing Security Awards honour the products and services that have made a [...]

In recent months, even the largest corporations including MasterCard, RSA and Sony have had difficulty defending themselves against targeted data attacks from ‘hacktivist’ groups such as Anonymous and Lulzsec. The importance of ensuring sensitive corporate data is kept secure has never been more clearly illustrated; getting it wrong can result in significant reputational and financial [...]