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Post-Quantum Cryptography: Preparing for a Quantum Future

As quantum computing continues to evolve, the security of our digital infrastructure is under increasing scrutiny. While quantum computers promise groundbreaking advancements, they also pose a significant threat to the cryptographic algorithms that protect sensitive information across the internet. Enter Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) which is our path to quantum safe security. In this blog, we’ll…

Google Second-Gen Chromecast and Audio Devices Hit By A Major Outage—Expired Intermediate CA Certificate to Blame

Google’s second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices have been facing a widespread outage for the past five days. An expired intermediate CA certificate is said to be the cause of the outage. Recently, users of Google’s second-gen Chromecast and Chromecast Audio ran into an unexpected problem—their devices suddenly stopped working. Instead of streaming as usual,…

Certificate Management Self-Service Capabilities to Simplify Access and Boost Efficiency

Organizations today operate in dynamic and fast-paced environments, where multiple cross-functional teams are working together to develop, deploy, and manage infrastructure, cloud services and applications. These teams need digital certificates at nearly every stage for various purposes and at different times. The responsibility of issuing and managing these certificates often falls on the shoulders of…

AppViewX 2025 Predictions: Machine Identity Security, Certificate Lifecycle Management and PKI

In 2024, we certainly witnessed some interesting trends and disruptions in machine and non-human management, certificate lifecycle management (CLM), and PKI. In research from the Enterprise Strategy Group, non-human (machine) identities are outnumbering human identities in enterprise environments by more than 20:1. Following on Google’s previous proposal on reducing TLS certificate validity to 90 days,…

Machine Identity Was the Focus at Gartner’s IAM Summit

Last week’s Gartner IAM Summit in Grapevine, Texas, was a whirlwind of insights, particularly around machine identity management (MIM). The event underscored the transformative trends and challenges shaping the domain, providing both thought leadership and actionable strategies for businesses navigating these complexities. Expanding IAM to Embrace Machine and Non-Human Identities Human identity management and machine…

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