Apple’s 45-day certificate proposal: A call to action

In a bold move, Apple has published a draft ballot for commentary to GitHub to shorten Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates down from 398 days to just 45 days by 2027. The Apple proposal will likely go up for a vote among Certification Authority… Continue reading Apple’s 45-day certificate proposal: A call to action

Security leaders consider banning AI coding due to security risks

92% of security leaders have concerns about the use of AI-generated code within their organization, according to Venafi. Tension between security and developer teams 83% of security leaders say their developers currently use AI to generate code, with 5… Continue reading Security leaders consider banning AI coding due to security risks

Shorter TLS certificate lifespans expected to complicate management efforts

76% of security leaders recognize the pressing need to move to shorter certificate lifespans to improve security, according to Venafi. However, many feel unprepared to take action, with 77% saying the shift to 90-day certificates will mean more outages… Continue reading Shorter TLS certificate lifespans expected to complicate management efforts

Preparing for a post-quantum future

Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) is a hot topic. A recent paper from Tsinghua University raised doubts about lattice-based cryptography for PQC, though an error was found. This has sparked questions about the strength of soon-to-be-standardized PQC algo… Continue reading Preparing for a post-quantum future

Venafi Firefly with SPIFFE capability enables security teams to ensure governance and reduce risk

Venafi introduced SPIFFE (Secure Production Identity Framework For Everyone) support for Venafi Firefly, Venafi’s lightweight workload identity issuer designed to support modern, highly distributed cloud native workloads. As workload identity plays an … Continue reading Venafi Firefly with SPIFFE capability enables security teams to ensure governance and reduce risk