Passwords – Something you have

by Dovell Bonnett | Nov 5, 2013 | Cyber Security, Password Management

Why do you have to remember passwords? I am often amazed how the security industry concludes that passwords must be something the user knows, and that smart cards are the PKI tokens that the user has.  Here at Access Smart, I challenge these beliefs with an...

Biometrics are more secure than passwords… NOT!

by Dovell Bonnett | Oct 13, 2013 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Logical Access Control (LAC), Network Access Control (NAC), Password Authentication, Power LogOn

  Passwords vs. Biometrics Network access control (NAC) is a hot topic in today’s news.  In a recent Reuters article by Jim Finkle about iPhone 5S bug can thwart device wiper, he quoted Mr. Chris Morales, a hacking expert and research director with NSS...

Access Smart Offers New FIPS-Validated Password Management Software

by Dovell Bonnett | Oct 3, 2013 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Government regulations, Logical Access Control (LAC), Network Access Control (NAC), Press Releases

Ladera Ranch, California (Sept. 20, 2013) – Access Smart, LCC is offering their newest password management software called Power LogOn for government agencies, corporations, and business. The product was given a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)...

InfoGard awards Access Smart FIPS 140-2 Verification

by Dovell Bonnett | Sep 25, 2013 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Government regulations, Logical Access Control (LAC), Network Access Control (NAC), Password Authentication, Password Management, Power LogOn

Power LogOn® meets US Government’s FIPS 140-2 requirement for networks access control   Government regulations mandate agencies to implement multi-factor authentication for secure network access control (NAC). User names and passwords are still the most...

Password security done right by LivingSocial

by Dovell Bonnett | May 1, 2013 | Cyber Security, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Password Management

Accept it; cyber-attacks are happening to your company too.  You may have seen in the news that LivingSocial recently experienced a cyber-attack where 50 million customers’ name, email address and password were exposed.  While that news typically makes...

Are your customers asking you for a Logical Access Solution?

by Dovell Bonnett | Apr 24, 2013 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Multifactor Authentication,, Online Security, Password Authentication, Password Management, Physical Access Control (PAC)

Looking for a Logical Access Partner to handle all the IT concerns? We had a great presence at the ISC West 2013 conference in Las Vegas.  One recurring theme we heard from ID resellers was their desire to offer their existing customers a value add, card...