2022 Ponemon Report:

The State of Certificate Lifecycle Management in Global Organizations

Digital identities are as important to cybersecurity as protecting human identities – and potentially even more. The convergence of digital and human identities has the greatest impact on the ability to secure digital certificates.

Hear from over 1,600 IT and IT security practitioners in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific

More Than A Year After SolarWinds Attack, Nearly 65% Organizations Still Grappling to Keep Enterprise Assets Safe

Key Findings

%

Secured all their digital certificates and keys

%

Invest more in managing certificates and keys than in human identities

%

Digital identity management will be used in the next two years

0%

PKI secures most human identities today

VS

0%

PKI securing human identities
in two years

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The lack of certificate lifecycle management (CLM) maturity puts organizations at risk

57%

Experienced a security incident caused by cyberattack

Experienced a security incident or data breach due to a digital certificate compromise caused by cyberattack

49%

Faced security incident due to a CA compromise

Faced security incident or data breach due to a certificate authority (CA) compromise

48%

Security incident caused due to negligence

Security incident caused due to an employee or third-party negligence

58%

Faced severe financial consequences

Faced severe financial consequences due to security incidents

Identity-first security: Key Drivers

Digital transformation remains a key factor behind the rapid adoption of digital identity management program

0%

Digital transformation encourages organizations to adopt a digital identity management program

0%

Critical to secure certificates and keys during the digital transformation process.

How are organizations responding?

59%

IAM program is effective in reducing the risks to certificates based on the proliferation of IoT devices and software-defined applications

24%

of IAM budget spent in managing and securing certificates

vs

18%

of IAM budget on managing human identities

Recommendations

58%

Deployed automation

Implemented security automation

56%

SaaS is the need of the hour

SaaS enhanced their security posture

58%

IDaaS for enhanced security

IDaaS boosted security of organizations

60%

Highly effective in protecting digital assets

Highly effective in protecting digital assets in a perimeter-less environment

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2022 Ponemon Report

The State of Certificate Lifecycle Management in Global Organizations

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Independently conducted by Ponemon Institute© LLC

Publication Date: March 2022

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