http://blog.pistolstar.us/blog Usability. Security. Auditing. Compliance. Wed, 05 May 2010 17:06:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:27:18 -0400 Come join PortalGuard by PistolStar, Inc. at the SharePointPro Virtual Conference, Climbing the Sharepoint Summit. No need to leave your office, just join us online to ask us any questions you like May 20th 9:00am-4:00pm EST. The best part is that registration is open to anyone and free! Come see if PortalGuard is right ... http://blog.pistolstar.us/blog/?p=315 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:39:42 -0400 Thanks for Stopping By! We first would like to extend a thank you out to those of you who stopped by our booth at the SharePointPro Summit this year. It was fascinating to hear about how SharePoint authentication and security is being handled, what specific requirements you are looking for, and ... http://blog.pistolstar.us/blog/?p=304 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:54:46 -0500   PistolStar Brings PortalGuard to the SharePointPro Summit & Expo on March 17th & 18th, in Las Vegas! Come stop by booth #508 for more information on: PortalGuard: PortalGuard is an authentication and security solution that allows end-users to securely authenticate and manage a portal password directly from a Web browser, while providing administrators ... http://blog.pistolstar.us/blog/?p=292 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:05:16 -0500 Come stop by booth #324 to learn more about: PortalGuard: A password authentication and security solution that allows end-users to securely authenticate and manage a portal password directly from a Web browser. Tailored Authentication: For a unique environment and/or situation, which requires specific functionality, our team would make the necessary adaptations to meet or ... http://blog.pistolstar.us/blog/?p=285 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:00:57 -0500   Bound2Authenticate Presented By Victor Toal When: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 2:00pm-3:00pm Where: Lotusphere, Swan Hotel, Ibis Room An exclusive raffle is offered to all attendees. Speaker Information: Victor Toal is a messaging and collaboration architect and engineer with more than 15 years experience with Domino (since R 4.1), Sametime, Quickr, Lotus Connections, and WebSphere. Victor's clients include ... http://blog.pistolstar.us/blog/?p=282 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:17:02 -0500 For centuries the Trojan horse was a weapon of war; a historical piece of trickery and deceit, which was used to bring down the City of Troy. Now in this century, when searching the term Trojan horse, the first result to appear is about the technology verison of the  Trojan horse. As ... http://blog.pistolstar.us/blog/?p=278 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:00:56 -0400 Compliance is always a large concern, especially with attacks and data breaches increasing. It is important to understand the industry and regulatory requirements that need to be enforced within your corporation and security environment. One area that experts are beginning to see as an issue is instant messaging. This is ... http://blog.pistolstar.us/blog/?p=274 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:26:58 -0400 Just like we have multiple ways to secure our passwords, hackers have multiple ways to steal them right out from underneath us. Passwords are so valuable to us, some can hardly imagine letting one slip into the wrong hands. So the main question is how do you protect yourself? The key ... http://blog.pistolstar.us/blog/?p=271 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:48:18 -0400 Recently 1,000s of attacks have been occurring involving Yahoo mail and their users, and that is just one proxy that has been recorded. Brute force attacks are being used to steal users’ credentials and access their email accounts to conduct spamming attacks. With the future of Authentication Trends showing an ... http://blog.pistolstar.us/blog/?p=262 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:35:20 -0400 Upon visiting apps.gov, out of curiosity about what exactly cloud computing is, I came across the video showing the new plans the government has in store. Typically known as a huge overwhelming IT "creature", the government is planning on changing their ways, in regards to IT systems. Currently the government is ... http://blog.pistolstar.us/blog/?p=257