Public key infrastructure and digital certificates essential to zero trust

Public key infrastructure (PKI) and digital certificates are essential to achieving zero trust architecture according to 96 percent of North American enterprises. However, only 39 percent use PKI as part of their zero trust security strategy today according to a survey from Pulse Research and PKI as-a-Service (PKIaaS) company Keyfactor. "Adopting a zero trust strategy is an important step to ensuring a robust security posture, especially as digital transformation continues and organizations move their security to the cloud," says Chris Hickman, chief security officer at Keyfactor. "Yet the survey results reveal a concerning gap between perception and reality. While most… [Continue Reading]