The Source from Keyfactor: March 2024 Edition

A mismanaged PKI gives attackers opportunities to disrupt your operations.

We all know that mismanaged PKI and digital certificates can cause downtime and outages, but they also provide opportunities for malicious actors. Lax key storage practices, shadow PKI, and outdated protocols create blind spots and weaknesses that give attackers easy access to manipulate PKI infrastructure.?

As always, prevention is the best medicine. PKI security is a byproduct of modernizing and streamlining your PKI management processes.

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Get visibility on your PKI soft spots

So what exactly are the PKI-related risks and attack vectors that bad actors commonly exploit? Our latest blog shows you where to check for soft spots in your PKI and offers steps to harden your PKI security posture.?

Check out the blog, Why Attackers Love Mismanaged PKIs

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Adopt more secure key storage practices.

Stolen keys can be used to sign malware, issue fake certificates, compromise the root CA, and more. Too often, these keys are stored in unprotected places like spreadsheets on a user’s desktop.?

They should be stored on hardware and their access should be restricted according to the principle of least privilege.

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“Common sense tells us that keeping your house keys under the front doormat (or one of those fake rocks) is not a good approach to securing your home and personal property. Similarly, if your enterprise keys are lying around, you’re just leaving the door open to trouble.” - Chris Hickman, Chief Security Officer, Keyfactor

< Go Deeper >

• 2023 was the “Year of the Stolen Keys.” Don’t let your organization become a statistic.
• Why gamble with your organization’s security? See how managed PKI services can instantly boost your security.
• PKI compliance standards, skills, and best practices are changing. Catch up to stay ahead.

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Mark Your Calendar for Keyfactor Events and Webinars

?? Identity Management Day 2024 - Registration is open!?

Join us on April 9 for Identity Management Day, an initiative aimed at educating business leaders, IT decision-makers, and the public about the critical importance of identity management.

You will not want to miss the Keyfactor's session! Details below:

Tune in on April 9 from 1:15-2:00 PM EST / 5:15-6:00 GMT for an engaging discussion on the key takeaways from the 2024 PKI & Digital Trust Report?, led by Chris Hickman, Chief Security Officer, and Ryan Sanders, Sr. Director of Product and Customer Marketing.

Learn more and register for a complimentary pass!

?? A Keyfactor Webinar Series: Get Ready for the Quantum Leap

This webinar series will prepare you for the advent of post-quantum and its implications for your organization.

1. The Great PQC Migration: A Flight to Safety [April 3 Time at 10:00 AM EST /? 2:00 PM GMT]
2. NIST is Coming for Your Algorithms! Ready or Not, Here They Come [April 10 at 10:00 AM EST / 2:00 PM GMT]
3. How to use partnerships to test PQC before the standards are published [April 17 at 10:00 AM EST / 2:00 PM GMT]

Register here

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