Mandating use of HTTPS / SSL certainly seems to have something in common with security certifications like FIPS140-2 or Common Criteria. Very few understand how it really helps, how complex it is but many already know how costly it can be.
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Monzo and Challenger Banks’ Security
Earlier today I read an article about Monzo leaking PINs of their customers into operational logs. Bad. What’s worse – this is the second Monzo’s technical problem I came across within last 12 months.
Continue reading Monzo and Challenger Banks’ SecuritySmartcard Systems Redesigned
We have successfully delivered the first centralized smartcard signing solution about a year ago. From this week, Windows legacy applications can use smart cards in the cloud
Continue reading Smartcard Systems RedesignedKeyChest – Unifying Public and Private Keys
KeyChest has started as an easy to use HTTPS monitoring service. What we are aiming for is a general purpose key management service, which can look after your public as well as internal web encryption keys.
Continue reading KeyChest – Unifying Public and Private KeysMySQL8 Cluster and Networking Problems
This is my second post on the topic of reliable MySQL8 cluster. Hopefully the last one as things look much brighter now.
Continue reading MySQL8 Cluster and Networking ProblemsMYSQL8 and InnoDB Cluster
Some time ago, we decided to run KeyChest on a database cluster. Once we actually did it, I started doubting wisdom of this decision and it took a few months to get beyond the stability of a single-node MySQL database.
Continue reading MYSQL8 and InnoDB ClusterKeyChest at Pitchfest 2019
KeyChest and another 19 of the Brightest Stars of UK Cyber Innovation will compete for the title of the UK’s Most Innovative Small Cyber Security Company and one of 14 exhibition stands at the DCMS Innovation Zone at Infosecurity Europe.
Continue reading KeyChest at Pitchfest 2019KeyChest supports free web encryption
A new version of KeyChest for 2019 with Free personal end-to-end monitoring of up to 500 servers. Most preparations went up in smoke but we made it.
Continue reading KeyChest supports free web encryptionHow Big is Let’s Encrypt
I have looked into this some time ago, when I researched the global market of web encryption. I used market research reports and arrived to the number of 80%. This time, I had a look at the data from KeyChest monitoring.
Continue reading How Big is Let’s EncryptSafe Web Security – can it crowdfund?
I wanted to try it for a while – a crowdfunding campaign. The most important challenge for me was to write a story that would be easy to understand and sufficiently interesting for people investing in crowd funding projects.
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