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Oh Dear report says most website outages are brief
DevOps

Oh Dear report says most website outages are brief

Most disruptions clear in minutes, but a small number of long outages can still leave sites unreachable for hours and mask real downtime.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jun 2026
DigiCert & Citrix automate SSL certificate lifecycle for the cloud
Virtualisation

DigiCert & Citrix automate SSL certificate lifecycle for the cloud

DigiCert and Citrix have teamed up to automate SSL/TLS certificate lifecycles, helping firms manage shorter validity periods across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Nov 2025
Exclusive: How DigiCert is preparing for a post-quantum world
Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

Exclusive: How DigiCert is preparing for a post-quantum world

DigiCert's Armando Dacal discusses pioneering digital trust in a changing cyber landscape, highlighting the importance of partnerships and agility in cybersecurity.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Dec 2023
Kiwis being taken for a ride with certification due to SEO fears
Marketing Technologies

Kiwis being taken for a ride with certification due to SEO fears

A digital marketing agency has noticed that many New Zealand SMEs are paying far too much for SSL certification.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 27th Nov 2018
Chrome is marking all HTTP sites as 'not secure': What you need to know
Marketing Technologies

Chrome is marking all HTTP sites as 'not secure': What you need to know

The latest version of Google Chrome may bring penalties for businesses that don't have current SSL certificates.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
Google gears up to mark all HTTP pages as 'not secure'
Encryption

Google gears up to mark all HTTP pages as 'not secure'

Google will start marking all HTTP pages as 'not secure' from September 2018, pushing for a default secure web by omitting 'secure' indicators on HTTPS pages.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Tue, 22nd May 2018
Blunder by Trustico revokes 23,000 website certificates
Cloud Services

Blunder by Trustico revokes 23,000 website certificates

23,000 customers of Trustico recently received an email informing them their website security certificates will be rendered useless within 24 hours.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 3rd Mar 2018
INTERVIEW: What Google's decision to distrust Symantec certificates means
DevOps

INTERVIEW: What Google's decision to distrust Symantec certificates means

Last year Chrome announced a formal plan to remove trust from Symantec-issued certificates - Venafi's Walter Goulet discusses the implications.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2018
Criminals exploit SSL encryption & free certificates in malware attacks
Encryption

Criminals exploit SSL encryption & free certificates in malware attacks

Firms may not inspect SSL traffic because they assume it comes from trusted sources. That has now changed and SSL is now a 'significant' blind spot'.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Feb 2018
Malicious Reddit clone fooling users into giving away logins
Marketing Technologies

Malicious Reddit clone fooling users into giving away logins

A simple typo is taking users to a seemingly secure Reddit clone that is actually stealing their login details - we have commentary from two experts.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2018

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Firms risk outages as SSL changes near & automation lags behind
Firewalls

Firms risk outages as SSL changes near & automation lags behind

Nearly 60% of enterprises use three or more SSL providers, risking outages as mandatory shorter certificate renewals from 2026 demand better automation.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025