Increase Security, Split a Password
Filed under: Authentication Security, Authentication Trends, Data Security, General Information, IT Security, password security, Security Attacks
With data breaches around passwords increasing in 2012, new methods to protect the password are constantly being created, such as RSA’s approach to splitting the password. Typically when a hacker attacks a server storing users’ passwords, they are able to do a “data dump” of all the passwords. To increase security, RSA is now splitting the password and storing the two parts in different server locations. This means that the hacker would need to break into both servers to obtain the full password. Read More…
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Big Data Analytics: Detect Advanced Threats and Breaches
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Many organizations are taking the stance of knowing that it is not about “if” breaches will happen but “when”. With this there is also the issue that without analytics in place, you may already be breached and just not know about it. Yikes! In a recent study by LogRhythm it was determined that less than 30% of IT Security professionals felt confident that they would know when a breach had occurred. Are you part of the 70% who doesn’t? If so, take a look at the possibilities for Big Data security analytics to see if you can detect advanced threats and breaches. Read More…
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The PortalGuard software is an authentication platform which is focused on enhancing usability, while maintaining a balance between security, auditing, and compliance for your web and desktop authentication requirements. PortalGuard provides capabilities including multi-factor authentication, self-service password reset, password synchronization and single sign-on which can be seamlessly configured by user, group, or application.
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The First Line of Defense is Your Employees
Filed under: Authentication Security, Authentication Trends, Data Security, General Information, IT Security, Security Attacks
Many organizations overlook security awareness as an integral part of their security policies and success in preventing attacks. The fact is that it is your employees who hold the guardianship over your critical assets. By implementing security awareness training you can create the first line of defense against security breaches.
Although employees are conscientious of security requirements, their busy day opens up opportunities to put security on the “back burner”. Without the IT management implementing a strict security awareness training program employees are not as likely to pay attention to authentication best practices. Unfortunately as many IT managers/directors know implementing such a program can be very difficult.
One way to overcome the issues and hurdles in implementing such a program is to provide your employees with quick tips and authentication best practices to empower them to be more aware. These emphasized security tips can help employees throughout their day and better understand the risks associated with being unaware.
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