Sectigo Named Most Innovative Certificate Lifecycle Management in Cyber Defense Magazine’s 2026 Top InfoSec Innovator Awards
Sectigo Named Most Innovative Certificate Lifecycle Management in Cyber Defense Magazine’s 2026 Top InfoSec Innovator Awards
Key Takeaways:
- Cyber Defense Magazine names Sectigo Most Innovative Certificate Lifecycle Management in its 2026 Top InfoSec Innovator Awards.
- Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM) provides the lifecycle automation and orchestration required to execute cryptographic change at scale.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sectigo, a global leader in automated Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), today announced that Cyber Defense Magazine has named Sectigo Certificate Manager (SCM) as the Most Innovative Certificate Lifecycle Management in the 2026 Top InfoSec Innovator Awards.
"Sectigo is worthy of being named a winner in these coveted awards and consideration for deployment in your environment," said Yan Ross, Editor of Cyber Defense Magazine.
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Shrinking certificate lifespans and growing machine identities are increasing the scale and complexity of certificate management, requiring organizations to manage more certificates, more often, and with less room for error. As that complexity grows, manual processes and fragmented tools increase the risk of outages and compliance gaps. SCM was recognized in this year’s Top InfoSec Innovator Awards for helping organizations meet these challenges through one platform that provides visibility across public and private certificates and orchestrates the full lifecycle with ACME-native automation. SCM also helps enterprises prepare for the PQC transition, with Sectigo PQC Labs providing a way to experiment with post-quantum algorithms and certificates, and Private PQC in SCM bringing that experimentation into familiar certificate lifecycle workflows so teams can evaluate the operational impact of PQC before broader adoption.
“We are grateful to Cyber Defense Magazine and its judges for this recognition,” said Ian Hassard, Chief Product Officer, Sectigo. “Our customers want certificate management to run quietly in the background and Sectigo Certificate Manager continues to deliver on our commitment to keep it simple, even as certificate volumes grow, lifespans shrink and enterprise environments become more complex.”
Sectigo Certificate Manager’s Role in Quantum Security Posture Management
SCM, Sectigo’s flagship CLM platform, sits within the company’s broader approach to Quantum Security Posture Management (QSPM), which combines cryptographic discovery, risk prioritization and CLM to manage cryptographic change. SCM provides the lifecycle automation and orchestration required to execute cryptographic change at scale, while Sectigo Quantum Ready™, launched in September 2026, provides discovery and risk assessment capabilities.
“We scoured the globe looking for cybersecurity innovators that could make a huge difference and potentially help turn the tide against the exponential growth in cyber-crime. Sectigo is worthy of being named a winner in these coveted awards and consideration for deployment in your environment,” said Yan Ross, Editor of Cyber Defense Magazine.
The Top InfoSec Innovator Awards are part of the Cyber Defense Awards, now in their 14th year of honoring cybersecurity innovators. The program looks for companies that can make a real difference against the rapid growth in cyber-crime. Winners are selected by cybersecurity industry veterans, trailblazers and market makers.
To learn more about simplifying certificate management and reducing hidden risk, please visit www.sectigo.com.
About Sectigo
Sectigo is a leading provider of Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM), helping organizations secure human and machine identities while reducing the hidden risks of modern digital trust. As certificate volumes grow and lifespans shrink, unmanaged certificates are becoming a source of outages, compliance exposure, and operational disruption. Sectigo uses orchestrated automation to deliver Simplicity at Scale through its cloud-native CLM platform, bringing visibility, control, and lifecycle management together across complex environments. With more than 700,000 customers, including 65% of the Fortune 500, Sectigo is one of the largest and longest-standing certificate authorities, with over 20 years of delivering unparalleled digital trust. For more information, visit www.sectigo.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
About Cyber Defense Awards
This is Cyber Defense Magazine’s 14th year of honoring cybersecurity innovators, in this case the Top Global CISOs for 2026, on our Cyber Defense Awards platform. In this competition, judges for these and other prestigious awards includes cybersecurity industry veterans, trailblazers and market makers Ron Gula of Gula Tech Adventures, Gary Miliefsky of CDMG, Dr. Lindsey Polley de Lopez of VentureScope, Katie Gray of In-Q-Tel, Robert R. Ackerman Jr. of DataTribe, Ira Winkler from CruiseCon, Dino Boukouris of AltitudeCyber and with much appreciation to emeritus judges Robert Herjavec of Cyderes, Dr. Peter Stephenson of CDMG and David DeWalt of NightDragon. Top InfoSec Innovators for 2026 can be found here.
About Cyber Defense Magazine
Cyber Defense Magazine was founded in 2012 by Gary S. Miliefsky, globally recognized cyber security thought leader, inventor and entrepreneur and continues to be the premier source of IT Security information. We are managed and published by and for ethical, honest, passionate information security professionals. Our mission is to share cutting-edge knowledge, real-world stories and awards on the best ideas, products and services in the information technology industry. We deliver electronic magazines every month online for free, and limited special editions exclusively for the RSAC, BlackHat and Cyber Defense Conferences. Learn more about us at http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com. Cyber Defense Magazine is a proud member of the Cyber Defense Media Group.
