- January 07, 2025
- Jaya Mehmie
Code Signing Certificate Validity Changes: What This Means For You
The maximum validity period for Code Signing Certificates is decreasing, but what does this mean for you? Discover more in our blog.
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Security Benefits and Drawbacks of IOT Smart Home Devices
September 20, 2021Just how popular are smart homes? By 2025, the number of smart homes in the world is expected to be 478.2 million. But using devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) can be a double-edged…
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Best Practices to Secure Your Organizational Email Communications
September 14, 2021Over 90% of online attacks on companies begin with malicious emails. Depending on your autonomous security system and lack of robust security and regular audit may leave your organization exposed to…
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How Businesses Can Embrace Automation in Their Data Privacy Practices
September 09, 2021Now more than ever, businesses rely on data and technology to scale their operations. But with the ever-evolving legal frameworks surrounding data privacy, remaining compliant can be its own…
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The Burden of Proof – Why Partnering with a QTSP Lets You Off the Hook for eIDAS Compliance
August 18, 2021In comparison to a generic Trust Service Provider, the biggest difference is that QTSPs are allowed to issue eIDAS qualified certificates, signatures, and seals.
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Infographic - 7 Common SSL/TLS Certificate Errors and How to Avoid Them
July 21, 2021It's critical to understand potential SSL/TLS certificate errors and how to fix them. Get quick, practical tips in our latest infographic.
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What is Session Hijacking and How Do You Prevent It?
July 09, 2021Logging into websites or portals are part of many people’s daily routines. Unfortunately, there is a constant threat of session hijacking looming. Find out what can be done to prevent it.
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Digital Privacy Tips for Journalists and PR Specialists
June 04, 2021Technology continues to improve, but so do the hackers. It’s become vital for both journalists and PR specialists to take their digital privacy seriously.
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What is CAA (Certificate Authority Authorization)?
June 04, 2021What is Certificate Authority Authorization (CAA) checking? On September 7th 2017, the CA/Browser Forum Guidelines will require all CA's to check CAA records before issuing certificates.
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Infographic - The Cybersecurity Landscape
June 03, 2021As you build your cybersecurity roadmap, watch out for these emerging trends that will keep you on your toes.
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25 Years of GlobalSign - All Eyes on Julie
May 31, 2021Each month in 2021, we’ll be introducing you to a member of the GlobalSign team. Follow along and meet the people working hard to bring you industry-leading PKI and identity solutions.
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Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of May 17, 2021
May 21, 2021Healthcare organizations have been in the bullseye for hackers since the pandemic began last year, but the last few weeks have proved to be especially active.
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The Quick Guide to EU Cybersecurity Regulations
May 05, 2021For today’s cybersecurity and IT departments, compliance is critical. The best way to get started is a clear analysis of the current regulatory landscape and understanding of what standards apply to…
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25 Years of GlobalSign - All Eyes on Dennis
April 30, 2021Each month in 2021, we’ll be introducing you to a member of the GlobalSign team. Follow along and meet the people working hard to bring you industry-leading PKI and identity solutions.
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5 on Friday – 5 Security Threats Facing the Financial Services Industry
April 16, 2021In this series, we're breaking down the top 5 cybersecurity challenges for several high-growth industries. First up: How digital transformation is raising the alarm in financial services.
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Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of April 5, 2021
April 09, 2021A massive data breach at Facebook, reports of a "significant" attack at the European Commission, and the Golden Chicken ransomware gang is doing more than winging it.
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of March 9, 2020
March 13, 2020It’s been a week of Coronavirus talk every second of every single day. But life goes on - especially if you’re a hacker. Because there’s nothing like a worldwide health disaster that really seems to…
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Digital Trust Is Elusive – Are Qualified Trust Services A Solution?
March 12, 2020Online, the lack of information on which we normally base our trust, as well as the pressure to make a quick decision, leads to frequent errors in judgement. Those errors can be substantial – and…
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How Gas and Electric Providers Can Mitigate Risks Against Ransomware-Based Attacks
March 09, 2020There’s been yet another cyberattack on one of the most critical infrastructure sectors the United States relies on to fuel our economy (no pun intended) and safeguard our citizens - the energy…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of March 2, 2020
March 06, 2020File this week’s cybersecurity news theme under “UK” since there were a greater number of stories than usual stemming from, or at related to, the region. Here’s a quick breakdown of the activity.
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5 Popular Reasons for Using a VPN
March 05, 2020The rising popularity of VPN raises the questions of what exactly is a VPN and whether you should use one.
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It's Time to Disable TLS 1.0 (and All SSL Versions) If You Haven't Already
March 04, 2020As of June 30, 2018, all websites need to use TLS 1.1 or higher to comply with PCI Data Security Standard. What's behind the change and are you compliant?
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PSD2: Everything You Need to Know
March 03, 2020The revised Payment Service Directive, most often referred to by its acronym PSD2, officially went into effect in September 2019 – although the European Banking Authority has given companies an…
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of February 24, 2020
February 28, 2020Besides the RSA conference, there was still lots of cybersecurity news to discuss. One of the biggest stories was the significant breach at facial recognition provider Clearview AI. This one is rather…
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Infineon Technologies and GlobalSign Strengthen and Simplify Enrollment to Microsoft Azure IoT Hub
February 25, 2020IoT security from chip to cloud just got a lot more secure and far easier to attain. And that’s great news for IoT device manufacturers, operators and system integrators.
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Apple Unilaterally Mandates One-Year SSL Certificate Validity Limit
February 24, 2020Last week at the Face to Face CAB Forum Meeting in Slovakia, Apple announced its intention to restrict SSL/TLS validity to just 398 days.
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of February 17, 2020
February 21, 2020As always there are a plethora of cybersecurity news stories to review. But certainly one of the of the most concerning stories of the week is the ransomware attack on a natural gas facility.
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The Death of the Cookie
February 20, 2020Tracking cookies might soon be a thing of the past. Whether this is a positive or negative development depends on how you use the internet.
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What is Active Directory Certificate Services and Why Should I Use It?
February 20, 2020Active Directory is used by many organizations to manage their internal IT infrastructure. But did you know you can use it to provision and manage certificate lifecycle as well?
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Why PKI Should be a Part of Your DevSecOps Policy
February 19, 2020When it comes to DevOps, and DevSecOps, it's important to create a safe environment for your development, testing, staging, deployment, and production.
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The GlobalSign Cybersecurity News Round-Up: Week of February 10, 2020
February 14, 2020From business email compromise attacks (BEC), to raising the question of digital signatures on official ballots, to persistent poor password problems (how’s that for alliteration?) – and most…
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PKCS#12 (.pfx file): A Simpler Way to Create a Digital Certificate
March 03, 2016Learn what is a PKCS#12 or .pfx file and guidelines on installing a PKCS#12 on different operating systems.
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What is Client Authentication and Why Do I Need It?
February 01, 2016Regional Product Manager for GlobalSign, Kimberly Johnson looks at Client Authentication through GlobalSign's Auto-Enrolment Gateway.
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How To: OneClickSSL Open Source PHP Library
June 27, 2012Since launching our OneClickSSL technology, we have remained focused on further increasing the availability of the solution in hosting environments. We want the technology to be as easy to integrate…