PDF REPORT: The Threat To Our Cybersecurity Foundation

From online banking, secure communications and mobile applications to the Internet of Things, everything IP-based depends upon a key and certificate to create a trusted and secure connection. But unprotected keys and certificates are being misused by cybercriminals to hide in encrypted traffic, spoof websites, deploy malware, elevate their privileges, and steal data.

Deployed technologies like endpoint protection, advanced threat protection, next generation firewalls, behavioural analytics, intrusion detection systems (IDS) and data loss prevention (DLP) are fundamentally flawed because they cannot determine which keys and certificates are good or bad, friend or foe. As a result, one consequence is that they are unable to inspect the vast majority of encrypted network traffic. This leaves gaping holes in enterprise security defences. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of these security blind spots and are using unprotected keys and certificates to hide in encrypted traffic and circumvent security controls.

Download the report: 2016 CIO Study Results – The Threat to Our Cybersecurity Foundation