Sectigo introduces Sectigo Quantum Ready to help enterprises discover cryptographic assets, prioritize quantum risk and accelerate crypto agility. Sectigo announced the launch of Sectigo Quantum Ready, a cryptographic discovery and quantum readiness solution designed to help enterprises discover and map cryptographic assets and dependencies across their entire environment, assess PQC risk exposure and prioritize quantum migration planning. The launch also marks Sectigo's entry into the emerging Quantum Security Posture Management (QSPM) space. Through Sectigo Quantum Ready(TM), the company provides organizations with an actionable path from quantum awareness to action, enabling them to build continuous quantum readiness and long-term crypto agility. Governments, standards bodies and major technology providers are actively accelerating PQC migration efforts, increasing pressure on IT teams to understand where their own organizations' vulnerable cryptography exists today, the risk it poses and what must change over time to stay secure. Yet a fundamental barrier remains: organizations cannot protect and replace cryptography they cannot find. As enterprises assess quantum readiness, they need more than a point-in-time assessment. Readiness must become an ongoing operational discipline as cryptography and standards evolve. Making quantum readiness operational with Sectigo Quantum Ready(TM) Sectigo Quantum Ready(TM) helps enterprises create a Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM) that provides a clearer view of where cryptography exists, what systems and services depend on it, and where quantum exposure may create risk. The solution then evaluates that exposure based on business criticality, data sensitivity, dependencies and migration complexity, helping organizations determine what requires action first, ultimately helping them manage and prioritize their migration. "The industry is moving beyond conversations about algorithms and toward the operational challenge of managing PQC readiness at enterprise scale. The hardest part of that transition is knowing where cryptography lives, what depends on it and how to change it without disrupting the business," said Ian Hassard, Chief Product Officer at Sectigo. "As organizations move from awareness to action in their quantum journey, they need more than guidance alone. Sectigo Quantum Ready(TM) gives enterprises the visibility, context, and evidence needed to build a prioritized action plan for post-quantum readiness." How Sectigo approaches Quantum Security Posture Management (QSPM) Sectigo Quantum Ready(TM) sits within the company's broader QSPM approach, which combines cryptographic discovery, risk prioritization and certificate lifecycle management (CLM) to manage cryptographic change. Sectigo Quantum Ready(TM) provides discovery and risk assessment capabilities, while Sectigo Certificate Manager, Sectigo's flagship CLM platform, provides the lifecycle automation and orchestration required to execute cryptographic change at scale. The approach centers on three key capabilities: * Discover: Identify cryptographic assets, dependencies and PQC exposure across the environment. * Plan: Prioritize risk and define a practical migration path based on business impact and complexity. * Manage: Execute, govern and continuously adapt cryptographic change as technologies, standards and threats evolve. "Entering the Quantum Security Posture Management space is a natural next step for Sectigo and a natural evolution of our leadership in digital trust," said Kevin Weiss, Chief Executive Officer at Sectigo. "We have been building toward this position for some time through practical innovations such as Sectigo PQC Labs and Private PQC in Sectigo Certificate Manager. As market attention around PQC and crypto agility accelerates, we are expanding that vision to help define how organizations approach continuous quantum readiness and long-term crypto agility. Sectigo Quantum Ready(TM) is a clear example of Simplicity at Scale in action. As cryptographic environments become increasingly complex, the way forward needs to remain simple." Join the early access program and see how Sectigo Quantum Ready(TM) can support better post-quantum decisions, visit https://www.sectigo.com/qspm-quantum-ready. 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Sectigo appoints Ian Hassard as Chief Product Officer. Wed, 2nd Sep 2026 (Today) Sectigo has appointed Ian Hassard as Chief Product Officer, adding a senior product executive to the certificate management company's leadership team. Hassard will lead global product strategy and oversee further development of Sectigo Certificate Manager, the company's certificate lifecycle management platform. The appointment comes as companies face shorter certificate lifespans, rising numbers of non-human identities, and preparations for post-quantum cryptography. Certificate lifecycle management has become a closer focus for cyber and IT operations as businesses handle growing numbers of digital certificates used to secure websites, applications, devices, and machine-to-machine communications. Shorter certificate validity periods can increase the operational burden on internal teams, particularly when certificate inventories are fragmented or renewal processes remain manual. In the role, Hassard will work with engineering and go-to-market teams to set product direction and shape how Sectigo adapts its platform to changing customer and market requirements. The hire brings Sectigo an executive with more than 20 years of experience across identity, cybersecurity, and software-as-a-service markets. Before joining Sectigo, Hassard was Vice President of Product Management at Okta, where he led product strategy across the Auth0 and Okta Customer Identity portfolio. Earlier in his career, he co-founded RootSecure, a cybersecurity company later acquired by Arctic Wolf. He then held product leadership roles at Arctic Wolf during a period of growth for the business. Sectigo is framing the appointment as part of a broader push to expand its certificate lifecycle management platform as digital identity management becomes more complex. It says it serves more than 700,000 customers, including 65% of the Fortune 500. Digital certificates sit at the centre of secure online communications, but they also create operational risks when organisations lose visibility into where certificates are deployed and when they expire. Unmanaged certificates can lead to service outages, compliance problems, and disruption across networks, cloud systems, and connected devices. Market pressure The issue has gained prominence as machine identities proliferate across enterprise environments. As more workloads move across hybrid and cloud infrastructure, companies are managing far larger certificate inventories than in the past, making automated oversight a more important part of security operations. That backdrop has created a competitive market for vendors offering tools to discover, issue, renew, and revoke certificates across complex IT estates. Identity and access management groups, cybersecurity specialists, and certificate authorities have all sought to deepen their role in that market. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Weiss described Hassard as a product leader suited to that environment. "Ian is the kind of product leader who can turn a rapidly changing market into a clear and compelling product vision," said Kevin Weiss, Chief Executive Officer, Sectigo. "He has an impressive track record of building and scaling security and identity products through periods of significant growth and complexity, while translating major technology shifts into solutions customers can adopt and trust. Ian's leadership will strengthen our ability to deliver on our promise of Simplicity at Scale and accelerate the next phase of innovation across our CLM platform." Hassard's experience at Okta is likely to be relevant as identity products increasingly overlap with certificate and machine identity management. Businesses are under pressure to manage not only workforce and customer identities, but also the credentials used by software workloads, devices, and automated systems. His focus will include helping customers simplify certificate operations, reduce risk, and prepare for shifts in digital trust requirements, including the eventual transition to cryptographic standards designed to withstand attacks from quantum computers. Product focus Post-quantum cryptography has become a strategic planning issue for many security vendors and large enterprises, even though broad implementation remains at an early stage. For certificate management providers, that creates a need to support migration planning and lifecycle controls as cryptographic standards evolve. Hassard said certificate lifecycle management now sits at the centre of digital operations for many organisations. "Certificate Lifecycle Management is becoming foundational to how organizations secure digital operations at scale," said Hassard. "Sectigo has the market position, technology and depth of expertise to define where this category goes next. I'm excited to build on that strength and advance a platform that makes it easier for organizations to manage growing certificate complexity, reduce risk and prepare for what comes next." Hassard also brings an inventor's background to the role, with multiple patents spanning identity, security, and emerging technologies, according to Sectigo. The profile suggests the company is seeking product leadership with both commercial and technical depth as competition intensifies in digital trust and machine identity management. Sectigo has operated in the certificate authority market for more than 20 years. It remains one of the larger established providers in a sector being reshaped by automation demands, tighter security controls, and the growing volume of certificates inside modern IT environments.

Sectigo, a global leader in automated Certificate Lifecycle Management, has appointed Ian Hassard as chief product officer. Hassard will lead the company's global product strategy and oversee the development of Sectigo Certificate Manager, the firm's flagship CLM platform. Hassard brings over 20 years of experience in identity, cybersecurity, and networking. He previously served as vice president of product management at Okta, leading strategy for the Auth0 and Okta Customer Identity portfolio. He also co-founded RootSecure, which was acquired by Arctic Wolf, where he held product leadership roles. The appointment comes as organisations face shorter certificate lifespans and growth in non-human identities. Sectigo serves more than 700,000 customers, including 65% of the Fortune 500.