Happy Holidays! Miss any of these tools? Grab them now for 2022

As we wrap up the year, we want to take a moment and thank you for helping make 2021 a tremendous year! Despite global and industry challenges, your continued pursuit of excellence was greatly appreciated. From all of us at The SSL Store, we wish you and your family a safe and joyous holiday season and a Happy New Year!

2021 Company & Industry Highlights

For the yearend review, we’ve added up some of the major happenings of the year. 2021 made for an exciting year - with no shortage of changes and updates from our company and from the industry. Let’s dig in!

The SSL Store Updates

■ Security Solution Manager - To help streamline operations for resellers, we launched a self-service SSL management tool. From the Security Solution Manager, end-users can manage their TLS/SSL certificate lifecycles. Whether you’re integrated with us or not, Security Solution Manager has a use case for everyone.
■ WHMCS Plugin Updated to v4.2 - As recent as November, our WHMCS plugin received updates, now allowing for DCV scoping, an improved AutoInstall process and various bugs fixed. If you haven’t updated your plugin yet, now’s the time to catch up!
■ Favorites in Reseller Control Panel - Back in April, we launched a new “Favoriting” feature in the dashboard to help you stay organized with your product selection.
■ Faster Issuance for OV/EV - New dashboard tools allow you to submit an organization and complete the validation process before you’ve purchased your certificate - See video demo here. You can view, manage and add new organizations using the tool directly from your user account here.

Industy Updates

■ Code Signing Certificates Key Size Increase - The CA/B Forum increased the minimum key requirement for publicly trusted code signing and time-stamping certificates to 3072-bit RSA which went into effect June 1, 2021.
■ Domain Control Validation (DCV) for Wildcard Certificates - With another CA/B Forum update, file-based wildcard validation went away during the month of November. As an alternative, users can use DNS or email validation for wildcard SSL certificates.
■ Multi-Year Plans Turned 1 Year Old - Last year, Muti-year Plans were introduced to help sellers and buyers recoup what was lost when SSL certificate lifespans were shortened to a one-year max. With Multi-year Plans, sellers can enjoy more revenue upfront with longer customer retention while customers can enjoy bulk-buying discounts and streamlining SSL purchasing.

Anything catch you by surprise? Contact your Partner Growth Manager for any assistance or explanations you might need.
 
 
 

Tech Tips

Tech Resource Recap

In case you forgot, here are resources that can save you time and avoid a headache.
Take a moment and bookmark the resources that you can use for the next time you need it.

■ How to Generate a Sales Quote - In 4 simple steps, you can generate a sales quote from The SSL Store’s website whenever you want. Download the guide here.
■ How to Spot a Phishing Email Checklist - The strongest encryption is still vulnerable to human error. To reduce human error, we have a checklist and video that can train anyone on how to spot phishing emails. Download the Phishing Email Checklist + Video.
■ Bypass the Microsoft SmartScreen Instantly - Don’t let the “Unknown Publisher” warning slow down growth for legitimate developers. With EV Code Signing Certificates, you can skip to the front and gain instant trust. Read more.

Sales & Marketing Tips

The Sales & Marketing Resource Round Up

All New Product Sales Kits to Get You In front of your Customers Fast!
With the global cybersecurity market size expected to reach USD 372.04 billion by 2028 with a CAGR of 10.9%, we want to make sure your customers are buying their cybersecurity services from you first (Grand View Research). So throughout 2021, we launched the Cybersecurity Suite to help our partners offer more digital certificate and website security solutions.

Digital Certificate Solutions

■ SMIME Email Certificates - Protect your customers from phishing scams and business email compromise (BEC) with SMIME certificates to verify email authorship and provide end-to-end encryption. Download product sales kit here.
■ Document Signing Certificates - Provide e-signatures and the highest tamperproof security for document handling with Doc Signing certificates. Download product sales kit here.
■ Code Signing Certificates - Offer authenticity and “digitally shrink wrap” code for software developers with Code Signing Certificates. Download product sales kit here.

Website Security Solutions

■ TrustedSite - Boost trust and ecommerce sales by as much as 30% with TrustedSite Certifications. Download product sales kit here.
■ SiteLock - Help SMBs protect their sites, defend their data and secure their communications without requiring complicated coding or lengthy dev time with SiteLock. Download product sales kit here.

Bonus: Reseller Success Roadmap – After selling SSL certificates for over a decade and working with thousands of reseller partners, we have compiled the tips and tricks you need to be a successful SSL superstar! To help you get started on either building out your SSL sales flow or to optimize your current one, download and follow the Reseller Success Roadmap.

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12 Days of Phish-mas: A Festive Look at Phishing Examples

The holidays are synonymous with cold weather, good food, and spending time with family. But for cybercriminals, it’s a lucrative time of the year for phishing attacks. We’ll explore more than a dozen phishing examples you can learn from to avoid falling for cyber scams in the 2021 holiday season (and in the year 2022 to come)!

According to Barracuda, the holidays are a time when phishing-related cybercrimes spike. Their data shows that in 2020, spearphishing attacks increased by more than 150% above average in the days leading up to Christmas and then those rates fell significantly following the holiday.

So what are some common signs of phishing? We’ll explore phishing email examples and other common scams you’re likely to receive via phone calls (vishing) and text messages (smishing) long after the holiday season has passed.
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