Dark Reading: 2015: The Year Of 'Attacks on Trust'

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Nine attacks that leveraged stolen, compromised, or unprotected cryptographic keys and digital certificates show how easy it is for cybercriminals to bypass security controls and hide their actions.

1/4/2016
By Kevin Bocek

Looking back over 2015, Venafi Labs captured data on a steady stream of cyberattacks involving the misuse of keys and certificates which threaten the underlying foundation of trust for everything that is IP-based. These "attacks on trust," as we call them, also show how keys and certificates have become interwoven into many aspects of our business and personal lives. From airline Internet services to laptop software to government certificate authorities (CAs) to apps for your car or your fridge to Google and banking sites, keys and certificates secure all our online transactions.

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