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SSL certificate life cycle management: Unraveling the mystery behind web service outages

How often have we tried to access a website or a web service to find that the service is down? Most of the time, an expired SSL certificate is reason behind such unforeseen outages. Not only does it result in loss of productivity for end users, but also leaves a dent in the hard-earned reputation for business owners. This webinar throws light on a few such real-world scenarios and recommends a few best practices you should follow to stay on top of SSL certificate life cycle management.

Client Side Security: Magecart Attack Detection Upgrade

We’re excited to announce the release of a major upgrade to our market-leading client-side security feature that detects Magecart type attacks fast. We’ve improved the engine that powers our ability to detect Supply Chain Attacks, Web skimming and Formjacking with our most advanced features to date.

Sysdig extends security control with VMware Tanzu Service Mesh

Sysdig is working with VMware to deliver enhanced microservice and cloud security. Leveraging the container runtime security capabilities of Sysdig Secure along with the operations and security policies of VMware Tanzu Service Mesh, built on VMware NSX, customers will be better able to accelerate Kubernetes and cloud adoption, as well as application modernization.

Episode 5: Let's Encrypt? Let's Not.

SSL support is table stakes for any modern website. Browsers and search engines penalize un-encrypted websites to such an extent that SSL is necessary just to participate in the modern web. In many cases it is a quick, easy option for configuring SSL. Let's Encrypt is held up as a one-size-fits-all solution to everything SSL, but there are downsides. Situations differ between applications and LE is not always the best fit. Let’s Encrypt isn't a fit for Request Metrics. For now, we’ll buy a certificate like grumpy old men.

Making a Big GDPR CCPA Issue a Small One

British Airways, now there is a big GDPR issue. 500,000 people were affected over 15 days. Reputation damaged, untold revenue lost and a $230 million dollar fine and that is before any damages are paid. In my former life, I thought GDPR was a boring tick box exercise, it really could not be further from the truth. It is a scare your pants off ride, one that needs to be taken very, very seriously. Your company’s existence is at stake.