Business not prepared for shift to 90-day TLS certificates

A new survey of 800 security decision-makers across the US, UK, Germany and France reveals that 76 percent of security leaders recognize the pressing need to move to shorter certificate lifespans to improve security. However, the study from machine identity specialist Venafi, also shows many feel unprepared to take action, with 77 percent saying the shift to 90-day certificates will mean more outages are inevitable. It finds 81 percent of security leaders believe Google's proposed plans to shorten TLS certificate lifespans from 398 days to 90 days will amplify existing challenges they have around managing certificates. An overwhelming 94 percent… [Continue Reading]