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With an anticipated release date of October 17, 2017, domain owners still have a few weeks to encrypt any sites that should be protected that might otherwise prevent users from entering their website. 

One of Entrust Datacard's strategic partners, HARMAN International, presenting on IoTrust at CES 2017. The IoTrust solution is designed to securely enable convergence between enterprise IT and operational technologies (OT) and help transform physical entities to digital assets, extending the value of core business. By partnering with HARMAN International we are combining a unique mix of disciplines to bring to market solutions that are secured by design to unlock the value of digital business.

This is a good time to offer a reminder that Entrust Datacard has a great tool for secure server testing, the SSL Server Test. The tool grades your server installation and reviews the: certificate, protocol support, key exchange and cipher strength for security against standards and known vulnerabilities.

What we are witnessing with IoT botnets is just the beginning of a painful parallel journey unless we make it easier for IoT device vendors to implement strong authentication, device network segmentation and secure supply chains.

As the transmission of information increases and businesses pursue more mobile-centered options, these developments create risks in addition to possibilities. But the vulnerabilities of an increasingly digital world can be mitigated via the implementation of centralized digital certificate management. As SSLShopper has pointed out, SSL certificates play a huge role in keeping data secure as it is in transit. The principle behind an SSL certificate is it that secures information so that the data being sent is only accessible to the specific recipient. This protects against the risks that could befall insecure data, such as information tampering and spying. In a typical enterprise workflow, privileged data is transmitted frequently. Without SSL, that information immediate becomes vulnerable. Here are three top reasons why SSL certificates are still vital for businesses:

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation Critical Infrastructure Protection standards are the guiding set of principles by which U.S. power companies must abide. In its mission statement, NERC describes its function as assuring "the reliability of the bulk power system in North America." Its industry standards, therefore, are an effort to maintain this reliability - and hold those who threaten it accountable. 

It doesn't matter how big or small your business is, or whether its annual revenue places it on the Fortune 500 list. If you run an enterprise, you are a potential target of cybercrime. It's as simple as that. The problem is that some enterprises don't seem to realize this. Instead of preparing to guard against the multitude of threats out there, they prefer to operate in a mode of futile rationalizing. We're not a big enough business anyway. We don't represent the kind of target that would be lucrative for hackers. These are the types of excuses that organizations fall back on to justify inaction. But this approach is a recipe for disaster. Instead, companies need to stop making excuses and start focusing on coming up with the best cybersecurity plan for them.

Entrust Datacard reports that a recent survey conducted by IT professional network Spiceworks has found that ransomware is a growing concern with the cybersecurity community. While the current threat landscape is giving IT professionals lots to worry about, ransomware appears to be the biggest problem at the moment. The study found that 88 percent of respondents had concerns about ransomware, and one-third of participants had already suffered an attack, IT Pro Portal reported.

As Entrust Datacard anticipates the EMV liability shift in October 2015, it is critically important to ensure there is adequate education focused on what financial institutions need to know, as well as how to prepare for this payment shift. Below, is an outline of some of the basics. The 5 W's that you need to know: Who? What? Where? When? &  Why?