This week the press is all agog about how Windows 8 is going to “securely” manage passwords. Win 8 will do this with LiveID, syncing passwords across multiple computer platforms, using “TrustedID” to authenticate the computer, and storing all...
Why rebadge when you can extend functions? The convergence of physical and logical access on an employee ID badge has been a much discussed topic over the past 10 years. I know, I have been one of its major champions. However, the one stumbling block that has stopped...
The Great Password Question That Won’t Die, “Just how long should a password be?” In one of my LinkedIn discussion groups, a member, who we will call MB, posted this simple question back on March 14, 2010: “How long should a password...
Recently, at least 48 firms were successfully attacked when the “Poison Ivy” virus was planted on their Windows PCs. The attacks started probably in July and continued until mid-September of this year. The cause of the infection was by means of emails sent...
The simple answer? Hacking won’t stop. To paraphrase Willie Sutton, bank robber, “That’s where the money is.” PBS, Sony, Lockheed, Amazon, IMF, US Senate, etc., all announced in 2011 that their systems were hacked. Security...