Lack of automation hampers certificate management

A new study carried out by Opinium for certificate authority GlobalSign shows that managing digital certificates, especially expirations and renewals, continues to be a challenging process for businesses of all sizes. The top challenges respondents typically encountered when keeping track of certificates include managing multiple types of certificates (45 percent) and managing large quantities of them (41 percent). But one of the most surprising findings is that 36 percent of IT professionals are still relying on Excel spreadsheets to manage certificates, even though automation tools are widely available. The issue of managing certificates -- especially expirations -- continues to be… [Continue Reading]