Media Coverage :: Venafi

InfoSecurity

Exploring the “Keys” to APT Prevention Strategies

“Infosecurity, in partnership with Venafi, brings to you a live webinar later today featuring Dr. Larry Ponemon, founder of the Ponemon Institute, where he will discuss the research firm’s recent report on the costs associated with attacks on these “trust” mechanisms. Join Larry and the panel as they discuss why trust established by keys and certificates are ideal attack targets, how they can be used against your organization, why they are a rich APT attack vector, and advice that can help improve the effectiveness of your APT prevention strategy.”

May 23rd, 2013

IT Business Edge

Economic Motive Behind Chinese Hacking

“Unfortunately, that’s not the case, as Jeff Hudson, CEO of Venafi, told me in an email: ‘With cyber attacks that leverage certificates and cryptographic keys growing 600 percent year on year, it’s apparent that businesses and governments are woefully unprepared. Cybercriminals are proving every day that mismanaged encryption is providing a new threat vector that allows them to launch advanced attacks, breach networks and compromise corporate data. Recent research now shows that these trust-based attacks expose each and every enterprise to losses of up to $398m.’”

May 23rd, 2013

Dark Reading

Advanced Persistent Threats: The New Reality

“This is due in large part to the complexity of the attacks and the stealth of the attackers. Our knowledge about APTs is growing, but, unfortunately, that’s because the attacks themselves are growing in frequency. Criminals using APTs want data, so the more valuable an organization’s data, the more likely it is to be targeted.
Government agencies and organizations in industries such as finance, energy, IT, aerospace, and chemical and pharmaceuticals are the mostly likely to be the victims of APT infections, as are those involved in international trade. Users and organizations with access through business relationships to valuable data, such as smaller defense contractors, are also beginning to be targeted.”

May 9th, 2013

SC Magazine

Key and Certificate Challenges Could End Up Costing UK Businesses £247 Million

“Calum Macleod, EMEA evangelist at Venafi, said: ‘With every business and government department across the UK relying on cryptographic keys and certificates in order to operate, failure to manage just one can result in serious attacks or unplanned system outages. Criminals understand how difficult it is to control trust, and by failing to have the correct controls in place to manage or secure certificates and keys, businesses have opened themselves up to risk on a daily basis.’”

May 1st, 2013

The Wall Street Journal

Venafi and NIST Join Forces in National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

“Venafi, the inventor of and market leader in Enterprise Key and Certificate Management (EKCM) security solutions, today announced its partnership with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE). Created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NCCoE brings together Venafi and other leading security firms to address pressing threats to private-sector intellectual property and other valuable business and federal agency data. As part of the NCCoE, Venafi commits to sharing its cryptographic key and digital certificate management expertise as well as to contributing software and personnel, who will work side-by-side with federal staff and other NCCoE partners in the new center of excellence.”

April 25th, 2013

Vigilance

Cyber Attacks On Trust Expose UK Organizations To £247 Million in Losses Reveals Ponemon and Venafi Research

“’With every business and government department across the UK relying on cryptographic keys and certificates in order to operate, failure to manage just one can result in serious attacks or unplanned system outages, says Calum Macleod, Venafi EMEA Evangelist. ‘Criminals understand how difficult it is to control trust, and by failing to have the correct controls in place to manage or secure certificates and keys, businesses have opened themselves up to risk on a daily basis.’”

April 25th, 2013

Yahoo! Finance

Venafi and NIST Join Forces in National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence

“Venafi, the inventor of and market leader in Enterprise Key and Certificate Management (EKCM) security solutions, today announced its partnership with the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE). Created by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NCCoE brings together Venafi and other leading security firms to address pressing threats to private-sector intellectual property and other valuable business and federal agency data. As part of the NCCoE, Venafi commits to sharing its cryptographic key and digital certificate management expertise as well as to contributing software and personnel, who will work side-by-side with federal staff and other NCCoE partners in the new center of excellence.”

April 25th, 2013

Vigilance

Cyber Attacks On Trust Expose UK Organizations To £247 Million in Losses Reveals Ponemon and Venafi Research

“’With every business and government department across the UK relying on cryptographic keys and certificates in order to operate, failure to manage just one can result in serious attacks or unplanned system outages, says Calum Macleod, Venafi EMEA Evangelist. ‘Criminals understand how difficult it is to control trust, and by failing to have the correct controls in place to manage or secure certificates and keys, businesses have opened themselves up to risk on a daily basis.’”

April 25th, 2013

Help Net Security

Cyber Attacks On Trust Expose Companies To Millions in Losses

“’With every business and government department across the UK relying on cryptographic keys and certificates in order to operate, failure to manage just one can result in serious attacks or unplanned system outages,’ says Calum Macleod, Venafi EMEA Evangelist. ‘Criminals understand how difficult it is to control trust, and by failing to have the correct controls in place to manage or secure certificates and keys, businesses have opened themselves up to risk on a daily basis.’”

April 25th, 2013

SYS.CON

Cyber Attacks on Trust Expose UK Organizations to £247 Million in Losses Reveals Ponemon and Venafi Research

“’With every business and government department across the UK relying on cryptographic keys and certificates in order to operate, failure to manage just one can result in serious attacks or unplanned system outages,’ says Calum Macleod, Venafi EMEA Evangelist. ‘Criminals understand how difficult it is to control trust, and by failing to have the correct controls in place to manage or secure certificates and keys, businesses have opened themselves up to risk on a daily basis.’”

April 24th, 2013