Author Archives: Nishevitha Ramamoorthy

“Data Encryption,” “Zero Trust” – A Practical Review of Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity

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In the aftermath of the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline that crippled the nation’s supply of oil and gas for almost a week, U.S. President Joe Biden, on May 11, 2021, signed an Executive Order. The order issued a slew of cybersecurity directives to co… Continue reading “Data Encryption,” “Zero Trust” – A Practical Review of Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity→

Cyberattack Cuts Off Critical U.S. Fuel Pipeline – Another Lesson in Cybersecurity Learned the Hard Way

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On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline, the U.S’s top fuel pipeline operator, came under a ransomware attack that forced it to shut down all fuel operations temporarily. Colonial operates the largest refined products pipeline in the U.S., transporting 100 m… Continue reading Cyberattack Cuts Off Critical U.S. Fuel Pipeline – Another Lesson in Cybersecurity Learned the Hard Way→

[News Alert!] AppViewX CERT+ Named in Gartner’s Solution Comparison for PKI and Certificate Management Tools

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In one of their recommendations for effective PKI and identity and access management in the report, Gartner says, “Deploy multiple PKIs and CAs when required, but make sure to govern, monitor and manage their usage. Trust requirements, migration, speci… Continue reading [News Alert!] AppViewX CERT+ Named in Gartner’s Solution Comparison for PKI and Certificate Management Tools→

Machine Identity – The Often Overlooked Piece of the Cybersecurity Puzzle: Takeaways From Gartner Analyst David Mahdi’s Session

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On Day 2 of Simplify PKI 2021, David Mahdi returned to give another cracking session, this time on Machine Identities. Machine identities is a concept he touched upon briefly in his previous session on Journey to a World Class Crypto Center of Excellen… Continue reading Machine Identity – The Often Overlooked Piece of the Cybersecurity Puzzle: Takeaways From Gartner Analyst David Mahdi’s Session→

Journey to a World-Class Crypto Center of Excellence – An Exposition by Gartner’s David Mahdi

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As the curtains closed on Simplify PKI 2021 – AppViewX’s very first event on all things crypto, we couldn’t help but marvel at the wealth of insights that the sessions had generated. Each session was an eye-opener, and each presenter had something that… Continue reading Journey to a World-Class Crypto Center of Excellence – An Exposition by Gartner’s David Mahdi→

Google Voice Outage: Expired TLS Certificate Brings Down Yet Another Giant

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Between February 15th and February 16th, 2021, Google Voice, Google’s telephone service, experienced a worldwide outage that prevented its users from making and receiving Voice over Internet (VoIP) calls for over four hours. On February 28th, 2021, Goo… Continue reading Google Voice Outage: Expired TLS Certificate Brings Down Yet Another Giant→

Global Logistics Company Uses AppViewX to Automate Certificate Lifecycle Management

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The customer is an expert in securely delivering packages to different corners of the world, but to secure their digital communications, they needed the help of another expert. Their five-member PKI team was haunted by low visibility into digital certi… Continue reading Global Logistics Company Uses AppViewX to Automate Certificate Lifecycle Management→

How to Prevent Digital Certificate Theft – A Lesson From a Recent Breach

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On January 12, 2021, Mimecast, a company that provides cloud-based email management services for Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Office 365 customers, reported a digital certificate compromise by a “sophisticated threat actor.” This digital certificat… Continue reading How to Prevent Digital Certificate Theft – A Lesson From a Recent Breach→