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SHARING INTEL: Why full ‘digital transformation’ requires locking down ‘machine identities’

The Last Watchdog

This is so in spite of the fact that machine identities are exploding in numbers and have come to saturate digital transformation. Machine identities are divvied out as digital certificates issued by Certificate Authorities (CAs) — vendors that diligently verify the authenticity of websites.

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MY TAKE: ‘Digital trust’ has a huge role to play mitigating cybersecurity threats, going forward

The Last Watchdog

Modern digital systems simply could not exist without trusted operations, processes and connections. They require integrity, authentication, trusted identity and encryption. Today we’re in the throes of digital transformation. However, PKI has engrained itself much more pervasively than that across the digital landscape.

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Data Protection on Demand: The Key to Cloud-Based Key Management

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Some organizations presume that encryption is a one-and-done affair that can solve all of their security woes. Even when organizations effectively implement encryption, they might forget to safely store their encryption keys. But that’s not the case. HSMs: Understanding Their Use and Benefit.

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The Future of Payments? Frictionless.

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

When companies attempt digital transformations, the rush to implement new technology sometimes overshadows full consideration of risk. For example, in our annual Data Threat Report we found that 97% of respondents are storing sensitive data in digitally transformative environments, but only 30% are deploying encryption.

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Building a foundation of trust for the Internet of Things

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In the digital transformation era, companies across all sectors are using next-generation technologies to streamline their operations, deliver value to customers, and gain a competitive edge. Finally, it is difficult to underemphasise the importance of encryption to protect sensitive data collected by IoT devices.

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EU and US agencies warn that Russia could attack satellite communications networks

Security Affairs

FBI, CISA, and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warn of possible threats to international satellite communication (SATCOM) networks. Satellite communication (SATCOM) networks are critical infrastructure for modern society, US and EU agencies warn of possible threats to them. " — Chris Bing (@Bing_Chris) March 15, 2022. .”

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NIST Cybersecurity Framework: IoT and PKI Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As both the public and private sector embrace digital transformation and face an increasingly sophisticated threat scape, presidential executive orders have sought to remedy that problem. Cybersecurity is no different. But as the industry has evolved, this critical foundational concept has somehow taken a backseat.

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