Content provenance is fast becoming the missing layer of trust in the AI era, and this Techstrong TV conversation makes the case in plain language. Mike Nelson, VP and Field CTO at DigiCert, joins Alan Shimel to unpack C2PA, content credentials and the digital chain of custody now shaping courtrooms, newsrooms and social feeds.

About Mike

Mike leads field CTO work at DigiCert with almost eleven years at the company. Consequently, he spends most of his time in front of the largest enterprises building digital identity, PKI and trust programs.

Inside content provenance

AI content is racing into email, marketing, evidence and social media faster than governance can catch up. As a result, courts, journalists and consumers cannot easily tell what is authentic, what was edited and what was generated. Meanwhile, a recent Utah courtroom moment showed how quickly zoomed and annotated video can raise chain of custody questions.

In addition, the conversation walks through C2PA, or content credentials, which cryptographically signs images and videos at capture, tracks every edit and exposes a nutrition label to viewers. Therefore, cameras from Sony and Nikon, editors from Adobe and trust providers like DigiCert are aligning around one open standard for content provenance.

Why this matters now

Meanwhile, deep fakes, watermark workarounds and shrinking quantum timelines are pushing enterprises to plan sooner. Consequently, DigiCert Quantum World Readiness Day on September 17 will convene experts on post quantum cryptography migration and readiness.

Explore more cybersecurity coverage and the latest Techstrong TV interviews. Furthermore, the conversation previews where content credentials are already showing up in the wild on LinkedIn and elsewhere, and what to watch next from the broader coalition of camera makers, editing vendors and trust providers such as DigiCert.

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