There is a consensus across industry and governments that organizations should start planning how they will maintain security of IT systems and data given likely advances in quantum computing.  Going forward, our cryptographic estates are likely to be less stable, requiring more regular algorithm up...

I am now in my 25th year at Entrust. Some may conclude that I show a disappointing lack of ambition, but I prefer to think of it as admirable loyalty. In fact, I have been lucky to work for a company that has supported my development and always provided new challenges. Over those years I have been f...

We have all been spoilt for the last 40 years.  We have been drinking the elixir that is RSA which cures all ills.  RSA solves the problem of providing security of electronic communications.  It allowed data to be encrypted between a sender and recipient with no prior exchange of secret information....

The reality is that your PKI is critical infrastructure, that’s not just our view, but also of analysts, and the many organisations who have experienced an outage of their PKI which has directly impacted other critical business systems. So Entrust has launched the Cryptographic Center of Excellence...

I recently read "The Code Book" by Simon Singh and found it a fascinating history told through the prism of cryptography. It turns out that keeping secrets used to be very difficult, and great efforts had to be invested. You might have had to wait for a messenger's hair to grow back to cover the mes...

Who looks after the keys to your organization’s building? Most employees know the answer – it's a facilities or on-site operations team. These days doors are unlocked at most businesses using a proximity card that can be programmed to open certain doors, or all doors, across the organization’s vario...