• EV Code Signing for Windows 10

    October 19, 2015

    We’re pleased to announce that GlobalSign Extended Validation (EV) Code Signing Certificates can now be used to sign kernel-based modules in the Windows Hardware Developer Center Dashboard Portal.

  • New SHA 1 weaknesses reported

    October 15, 2015

    A collaborative security group has announced successful "Freestart Collisions" on SHA-1 (https://sites.google.com/site/itstheshappening/). While this type of collision doesn't directly lead to full…

  • Private Key Protection

    September 30, 2015

    We look at ways you can protect your private key from falling into the wrong hands. Many software developers are not sufficiently protecting the environments and simply store them on a local machine.

  • A Cure for the Healthcare Identity Crisis

    September 30, 2015

    A recent article on cio.com stated that healthcare organizations are three times more likely to be a target of data theft. With a majority of patient data now in electronic record formats, there are…

  • Cybersecurity Scrutiny now on Financial Firms

    September 23, 2015

    As an extension of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s March 2014 Cybersecurity Roundtable, OCIE’s Cybersecurity Examination will continue to shine intense scrutiny around Broker and Dealers…

  • Best Practices for Securing Electric Utilities and Safeguarding the National Grid

    September 09, 2015

    NCCOE Releases NIST Cybersecurity Best Practices for Identity Access Management. NIST, the utility user community, and the vendor community worked together to implement an example Identity and Access…

  • Identity Management and Cost Savings

    September 02, 2015

    For companies trying to move from costly manual processes to automated processes, the challenge is often that they cannot rely on a single category or issuer of digital identities. To reach their…

  • Enabling SSL by default in the Cloud – 3 questions answered

    September 01, 2015

    If you are a cloud provider, the deployment of SSL security is bound to have come up in discussion. The industry is moving towards encryption by default, and the larger your client base, the more…

  • Opportunity, Risk, and Progress in the Industrial Internet

    August 27, 2015

    A look at the work we're doing with the Industrial Internet Consortium to address interoperability, security, and connectivity within the growing Industrial Internet.

  • Identity and Access Management and Your CRM

    August 19, 2015

    When your company is creating its strategy around identity and access management, make sure that the correct departments within your company are driving the strategy for external users. Your IT or HR…

  • 6 Steps to meet the new FDA Medical Device Reporting Requirements

    August 12, 2015

    Starting August 14, 2015, the FDA’s electronic medical device reporting system will require all medical device manufacturers’ reports to be submitted electronically. The FDA will no longer accept…

  • The hidden costs of running your customer's on-premise CA

    August 11, 2015

    Digital certificates provide an answer to a number of business security challenges – website security, email encryption, strong authentication… As enterprises increasingly outsource security projects…

  • Digital Identity in the Sharing Economy

    August 05, 2015

    Verified, reliable and trustworthy digital identities are the key for the sharing economy. GlobalSign identity and access management (IAM) solutions can connect to dozens of governmental or other…

  • NCCoE Publishes Guide for Securing Electronic Health Records on Mobile Devices

    July 30, 2015

    The NIST-led National Cyber Security Center of Excellence has once again provided industry specific practical guidance with its guide to Securing Electronic Health Records on Mobile Devices. The new…

  • Confirm Your Transactions

    July 29, 2015

    Granting access to the B2B portal based on password, or federated identity from the customer domain is typically enough. Access can only reveal information such as pricing, discount percentage,…