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How to Choose a Certificate Authority for Safer Web Security

Without trust, no website or online service can succeed in the competitive online marketplace. This year has seen a spate of breaches that have targeted the systems of Certificate Authorities (CAs), the companies that prove websites and services are secure and safe to use. Some of these attacks have undermined the trusting relationship between users and even well-known online brands. The changing security landscape has demonstrated not all CAs are the same, and choosing the right CA is critical to running and maintaining a safe and trusted online business. This white paper looks at the role of CAs in web security, including what measures a CA can take to promote trust in its certificates and the criteria to consider when choosing the best CA for the job.

The Power of Multiples

Value-added resellers (VARs) and systems integrators have choices in sourcing, assembling and deploying hardware and software solutions for customers. These IT solutions specialists can work either with a single vendor that offers most of the technology needed to build end-to-end offerings, or multiple vendors to integrate and craft more comprehensive solutions.

Ransomware Threats Raise Concern among IT Pros

A recent Spiceworks survey with over 300 IT pros confirms the growing threat of ransomware and how it’s affecting organizations today.

Standardize to Increase Stability, Reliability and Efficiency for Less

As a strategic partner in your business, you need to respond to growing business demands. Unfortunately, you face several challenges. And, you’re trying to do all of this with a shrinking budget. What resources could you redirect to delivering a competitive advantage if you could be more confident in the stability of your IT foundation? Red Hat can help. Standardizing on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® and Red Hat Satellite gives you the stable and proven enterprise platform, simplified and automated operations, and militarygrade security you need to maximize uptime, reduce management costs, and quickly respond to business demands.

Quantifying the Business Benefits of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Solutions

Enterprises are increasingly adopting Linux as a secure, reliable, and high-performing platform that lowers acquisition and operating costs while providing the agility needed to anticipate and react to changing business conditions. In particular, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) operating environment, which is based on the Linux open source kernel, has become widely deployed by medium-sized and large businesses, by enterprises in their datacenters, and in private and public cloud infrastructures. Register for this white paper today to learn more!

Standardized Operating Environments for I.T. Efficiency

Modern IT departments play an increasingly important and visible role in overall business success. With service quality and availability critical to business operations, IT departments must deliver effective and efficient services within budget to ensure competitiveness. However, the complexity of most companies’ IT infrastructures greatly hinders the ability to deliver on needs and priorities in a timely and cost-effective manner. Download this white paper now to learn more about the software foundation and tools needed to take full advantage of the benefits of standardized operating environments.

Contain Costs and Increase Operational Efficiency

As a strategic partner in your business, you face increasing demands from your line-of-business leaders for new functionality and advanced capabilities, which you must deliver with a constrained IT budget. What could you do to meet these expectations and add value to the business if you could contain costs, increase operational efficiency, and do more with less? Register now to learn how Red Hat can provide the simplified migration path you need to aggressively lower your expenses and operate more efficiently.

How Extended Validation SSL Can Help Increase Online Transactions and Improve Customer Confidence

Phishing scams and online fraud have created an environment of fear and doubt among online consumers. Phishing is a form of “man-in-the-middle” attack that uses emails and websites that appear legitimate to trick visitors into sharing personal information. These types of attacks were developed by hackers to circumvent SSL’s end-to-end capabilities. The phishing threat continues to grow, and up to 35,000 new phishing sites are detected every month. Even if you are not a target, phishing casts its net far and wide and it has a detrimental effect on consumer confidence.

Securing Microsoft Exchange 2010 with Symantec™ SSL Certificates

There are many reasons why now is the right time to make the move to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, including a host of administration and security improvements. However, as with Exchange Server 2007, Exchange Server 2010 requires SSL certificates to ensure the security of all connections to the email server. This guide from Symantec™ will help you take the guesswork out of implementing SSL for Exchange 2010, making it easier than ever to get the SSL certificate you need for a successful and secure Exchange implementation, and to take advantage of powerful capabilities such as Subject Alternative Names (SANs).

Beginner’s Guide to SSL Certificates

Whether you are an individual or a company, you should approach online security in the same way that you would approach physical security for your home or business. Not only does it make you feel safer but it also protects people who visit your home, place of business, or website. It is important to understand the potential risks and then make sure you are fully protected against them. In the fast-paced world of technology, it is not always easy to stay abreast of the latest advancements. For this reason it is wise to partner with a reputable Internet security company.

Simplify SSL Certificate Management Across the Enterprise

The need for SSL certificates has moved well beyond the “Buy” page to core functions of the enterprise. SSL certificates are used to protect remote employee and partner communications via webmail, chat and IM. Browser-to-server communications for cloud-based services require SSL certificates when used to display customer account information, business partner transactions and for employee productivity tools. Finally, SSL certificates are used to secure server-to server communications for applications and data exchange.

The Heartbleed Bug: How To Protect Your Business with Symantec

On April 7, 2014, a team of security researchers announced the discovery of a critical vulnerability found in certain versions of the widely used Open SSL cryptographic software library. This bug would become known as “Heartbleed,” and its arrival exposed a serious vulnerability in OpenSSL, allowing attackers to access and read the memory of web servers running vulnerable versions of the library.

IDC Technology Spotlight

Web-based systems are essential tools for running business processes and delivering services to customers. However, phishing and online fraud undermine customer confidence. In addition, Web security remains a top concern because of constantly evolving threats. Strong authentication and authorization technologies are crucial to help companies reduce the risk of unauthorized information access, protect privacy, and increase trust.

The Hidden Real Time Computing Foundation That is Disrupting the World

By now, it’s evident that the speed of business is heading inexorably toward “real time,” and that means that industry by industry, a specialized infrastructure is emerging to support disruptive forms of business that has the net effect of driving higher yields for an entire ecosystem. Most of this happens quietly in the background, but without latency-reducing direct interconnections, the recent transformations of financial trading and online advertising would have been impossible. Since many more industries will follow finance and advertising, it is imperative for leaders to understand how to make an industry operate in real time.

5 Ways to Build Trust with Customers

With consumers facing a steady stream of news reports about corporate data breaches, major retailers hacked for credit card information, nation-state-sponsored cyber attacks, and the Heartbleed Bug vulnerability in OpenSSl it is understandable if they are hesitant about online commerce. Fortunately, businesses have an opportunity to build trust with potential customer's privacy concerns and implementing controls to protect customer data.