2025 Year-in-Review

The year’s biggest PKI lessons — fast

Webinar Recap:

In this year-end recap, we looked back at the PKI issues that showed up again and again in 2025 — especially the quiet, preventable problems that turn into real business outages. We discussed why PKI often stays out of sight until something breaks, how lack of visibility continues to be the common thread behind incidents, and why many failures aren’t the result of attacks, but of missed details and accumulated technical debt. 

We also shared real-world examples that highlight how small PKI oversights can cascade into major operational disruptions, reinforcing the importance of ownership, hygiene, and reducing surprises before they impact the business. The session closes with practical guidance on what teams should focus on to strengthen PKI resilience going forward — without relying on heroics or last-minute firefighting. 

Description:

In this fast, 30-minute year-end recap, we’ll share what 2025 reinforced for teams responsible for digital trust: leadership feels outages and broken use cases, visibility is the foundation, and many of the most painful PKI incidents are preventable with the right operational discipline.

We’ll revisit the themes that kept showing up throughout the year and highlight the most common real-world failure patterns that disrupt critical services. You’ll leave with a clearer way to communicate PKI risk in business terms — plus practical takeaways you can apply immediately.

Presenters:

Mark B. Cooper,

Founder & CEO, PKI Solutions

Founder and CEO of PKI Solutions and a globally recognized PKI authority, known as “The PKI Guy,” with over 25 years of experience guiding enterprise PKI strategy and governance.

Jake Grandlienard,

Distinguished PKI Architect, PKI Solutions

Jake Grandlienard is PKI Solutions’ Distinguished PKI Architect with over 20 years of experience, specializing in Microsoft-based PKI implementations, ADCS, and enterprise-scale identity solutions.

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