The PKI Guy discusses digital certificates security with Muralidharan Palanisamy of AppViewX
Q&A with Muralidharan Palanisamy, chief solutions officer, AppViewX TPG: Tell us a little bit about AppViewX. MP: AppViewX is revolutionizing the way NetOps and SecOps teams deliver services to Enterprise IT. We have a modular, low-code software platform that enables the automation and orchestration of network and security infrastructure using an intuitive, context-aware, visual workflow. TPG: What is your […]
The PKI Guy examines how to end illegal robocalls with Chris Drake of iconectiv
Q&A with Chris Drake, CTO of iconectiv TPG: How big is the illegal robocall and caller ID spoofing problem? CD: Currently over 75% of calls are left unanswered when it comes from an unidentified or unfamiliar number. This is due to the spike in illegal robocalls. In October 2019, Americans were inundated with more than […]
The PKI Guy talks digital identity with Kevin von Keyserling of Keyfactor
Q&A with Kevin von Keyserling, CEO and co-founder, Keyfactor TPG: Tell us about Keyfactor. KvK: We’re a digital identity software company that provides end-to-end authentication, encryption, and signing technologies that safeguard data, devices, applications, and people. Our platform allows our clients to master every digital identity within their organization quickly, easily and cost-effectively. Up until a few […]
The PKI Guy discusses crypto-agility with Johannes Lintzen of Cryptomathic
Q&A with Johannes Lintzen, executive vice president, Cryptomathic TPG: When will we truly see quantum computing? JL: While the science and technology behind quantum computers is extremely complex, their computing power has been steadily increasing, from 3 qubits in 1998, to 7 qubits in 2000, to 12 qubits in 2006, and up to 72 qubits […]
The PKI Guy explores quantum-ready solutions with Bruno Couillard of Crypto4A
Q&A with Bruno Couillard, president and CTO, Crypto4A TPG: Your hardware security module (HSM) architecture team has an interesting history in the world of cryptography—can you tell us about that? BC: Many of our team, (including myself and the other three founders) have been consistently in the crypto and cybersecurity space for decades. Some of us come […]
The PKI Guy talks standards with Dean Coclin, chair of the ASC X9 PKI study group
Q&A with Dean Coclin, chair of the ASC X9 PKI Study Group and senior director of business development at DigiCert TPG: Tell us more about the goals of the ASC X9F PKI Study Group. DC: Let’s start first with ASC X9. ASC X9 is accredited by ANSI (the American National Standards Institute) to develop and maintain voluntary consensus […]
The PKI Guy drills down on PKI operations with Jeff Stapleton, author
Q&A with J.J. Stapleton, co-author of Security without Obscurity: A Guide to PKI Operations TPG: What practical advice do you have for an organization considering deploying a PKI solution? JS: There are various PKI architectures to consider. An internal private PKI deployed wholly within the organization, a hosted private PKI deployed at a third-party service provider, or […]
The PKI Guy talks post-quantum standards with Lily Chen of NIST
Q&A with Lily Chen, group manager, post-quantum cryptography team with NIST TPG: Tell us about your role with the NIST Post-Quantum Team and how you are leading the efforts to render quantum attacks ineffective. LC: I am the manager of the Cryptographic Technology Group at NIST, which has developed and published cryptographic standards for more […]