Welcome to Root Causes: the ultimate podcast on PKI and security
It’s a fact, digital identities govern every aspect of our lives. None of our modern infrastructure would be able to operate without them. Every week, industry experts Tim Callan and Jason Soroko dive into the fascinating world of PKI and digital identities, to keep you up to date with its latest trends and developments.
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Root Causes 504: Jason Programs a Quantum Computer
Jason describes his recent experience using Amazon Braket.
Root Causes 502: The PQC Game of Chicken
In this episode Jason explains the fallacy of "playing chicken" with the Quantum Apocalypse. We discuss stack ranking and "eyes open" PQC risk decisions.
Root Causes 501: Why Increasing RSA Key Size Won't Solve the…
In this brief episode we explain why the problem that Shor's Algorithm poses to RSA and ECC can't be solved simply by increasing key size.
Root Causes 500: OMG! 500 Episodes of Root Causes!
Wow. It's episode 500 of Root Causes. Jason and Tim talk about how the podcast has evolved in the past six years, how it has remained consistent, and the updates we're making to keep being a valuable resource for our listeners.
Root Causes 499: Don't Blame Signal
Root Causes 498: UK NCSC PQC Guidance
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released new PQC guidance. We take exception to the dates it gives and explain why.
Why Root Causes?
Join the world’s most popular PKI and security podcast, Root Causes, where industry veterans Tim Callan and Jason Soroko unravel the complexities of PKI, online trust, and digital certificates. Root Causes is the first podcast of its kind, delving deep into the how and why of digital identity and the technology, practices, and regulations surrounding it. We share the latest developments in digital certificates, encryption, PKI, authentication, blockchain, malware, and much more.
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With new episodes every week, join us as we peel the onion on the fascinating world of PKI and digital ID.
Meet Tim and Jason
Tim Callan and Jason Soroko, pioneers at the forefront of PKI and Digital Trust innovation, combine decades of experience. Tim leads customer journey optimization and compliance efforts at Sectigo, while Jason drives product innovation, customer interaction, and industry standards alignment.
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