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Vulnerabilities 2026-11-06 · 4 d ago Source: Help Net Security

Security certification is a snapshot, and buyers read too much into it

Security certification is a snapshot, and buyers read too much into it

Summary

In this Help Net Security video, Mariia Bakhtina, a research specialist at Masaryk University, explains what a Common Criteria or FIPS-140 certificate does and does not promise. In her team’s analysis, about 6 in 10 vulnerabilities matched to certified products, smartcards aside, were disclosed after the certification date. She also describes sec-certs and SCRUTINY, two open-source tools her lab…

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