Sectigo (2)
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| Industry | Computer Software |
| Headquarters | 5 Becker Farm Road, Roseland, NJ 07068 , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Website | sectigo |
Sectigo is a global certificate authority formerly named Comodo,[1] which was the third largest issuer of Public key certificate/ digital certificates in the world to secure Internet transactions according to the Netcraft independent survey.[2] Currently, the Datanyze survey lists Sectigo as the largest issuer of digital certificates in the world with 35.46 percent market share for transport layer security and secure transactions through a web browser.[3] The company was purchased by Francisco Partners and spun-out from Comodo in 2017, and was rebranded to Sectigo in November 2018.[4][5]
History
In October 2017, Francisco Partners acquired Comodo Certification Authority (Comodo CA) from Comodo Security Solutions, Inc. Francisco Partners rebranded Comodo CA in November 2018 to Sectigo.[6] The change in name came one year later after Comodo Certificate Authority (Comodo CA) was acquired by Francisco Partners.[7][8][9]
On June 28, 2018, the new organization announced that it was expanding from TLS/SSL certificates into IoT security with the announcement of its IoT device security platform.[10] The company announced its new headquarters in Roseland, New Jersey on July 3, 2018 and its acquisition of CodeGuard, a website maintenance and disaster recovery company, on August 16, 2018.[11][12]
In May 2019, Sectigo purchased Icon Labs, a security solutions business.[13][14]
Controversy
In May 2019, Chronicle, a security company, claimed that Sectigo had malware signed by their certifications. Sectigo revealed that the certificates issued were expired or duplicates, triggering false malware warnings.[15]
Sectigo in the Media
References
- ↑ https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2018/11/02/comodo-ca-becomes-sectigo-and-expands-to-cover-iot/
- ↑ https://www.netcraft.com/internet-data-mining/ssl-survey/
- ↑ https://www.datanyze.com/market-share/ssl--21
- ↑ "Comodo Sells Certificate Business to Private Equity Firm | SecurityWeek.Com". www.securityweek.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ↑ https://www.techradar.com/news/the-man-behind-the-curtain-of-internet-securit
- ↑ Cimpanu, Catalin. "Google wants to reduce lifespan for HTTPS certificates to one year". ZDNet. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "Comodo Sells Certificate Business to Private Equity Firm | SecurityWeek.Com". www.securityweek.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ↑ Murphy, Ian (2018-11-02). "Comodo CA becomes Sectigo and expands to cover IoT -". Enterprise Times. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ↑ Brame, Daniel. "Top SSL Certificates Buyer's Guide". PCmag. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ↑ "Comodo CA launches IoT security platform". BetaNews. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ↑ Novinson, Michael (2018-08-16). "Comodo CA Buys Website Disaster Recovery Startup CodeGuard". CRN. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ↑ Perry, Jessica (2018-07-03). "Comodo CA global HQ coming to Roseland". NJBIZ. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ↑ at 16:15, Gareth Corfield 9 May 2019. "Cert authority Sectigo whisks infosec biz Icon Labs into IoT security kit". www.theregister.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
- ↑ "Sectigo buys Icon Labs to bolster its embedded device security expertise". 451 Research. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "Sectigo Responds to Chronicle's Report About Malware Signed by Their Certs". BleepingComputer. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
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