Given the recent catastrophic data breaches suffered by third-party trust providers, including a number of certificate authorities (CAs), the findings of a new survey from Venafi Inc., the inventor and market leader of enterprise key and certificate management (EKCM) solutions, in conjunction with Osterman Research, make shocking reading. The findings shed light on truly careless management of crucial security instruments.
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