Papers Submitted for CyberSecureGov
Today the ISC2 organization announced the closing of the call for papers for the June 2-3 CyberSecureGov conference in Washington DC. I have submitted four papers for considerations and am looking forward to hearing if I will be selected to speak at the conference. The email today indicated speakers should be notified by April 1st. Hope […]
Book Status – March 9, 2014
Here is the first of many updates for the new 2012 Microsoft PKI (Active Directory Certificate Services) book updates. Just this week, Brian sent me the first five chapters for review. So things are definitely underway and we are hoping for release this year! Stay tuned for further developments and topics as we move closer […]
2012 PKI Book in Progress!
Great news, I’ve been working with Brian Komar, the author of the 2003 and 2008 MS Press Windows Server 2008 PKI and Certificate Security books. He has crafted the technical outline of the book and I will be working with him as a Technical Editor. So for the time being I am reviewing the book outline and writing is […]
Goodbye MD5 – Sooner Than You Think!
If you recall, last year Microsoft took a small step to increase the security of enterprises by following industry standards that weaker/shorter keylengths were no longer viable for production use. Microsoft did this with KB 2661254 which prevented Windows operating systems from validating certificates with key lengths shorter than 1024. Recently, Microsoft announced Security Advisory 2862973 that will block […]
PKI Solutions is Full Steam Ahead
The work to get PKI Solutions spun up is going quite well. For those of you I have worked with in the past, I am looking forward to continuing to work with you in this new role. I am extremely pleased that so many of you are supporting the new venture and are already signed […]
10 Years Later
It’s an exciting time at PKI Solutions, we are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the founding of our company. It’s incredible to see what has transpired over the last decade, and all the great customers and students we have worked with during that time. What started as a desire to focus on the technology I […]
PKI Insights Recap – Energy Utility PKI Cybersecurity in Critical Infrastructure (CIP) environments
In our recent webinar, we delved into the intricate relationship between cybersecurity, PKI, and critical infrastructure, particularly within the energy and utility sectors. The discourse navigated through the essential cybersecurity controls required for the isolation and safeguarding of critical infrastructures, underscoring the necessity for more than just physical or network separation in today’s evolving threat […]
PKI Insights – Avoiding PenTest Pitfalls
In our most recent webinar, we dove deep into the evolving landscape of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and its critical role in the future of digital security. As your host, along with Nick Sirikulbut, we had the privilege of exploring the intricate ways in which PKI fortifies cybersecurity measures across diverse industries. We kicked off […]