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by Dovell Bonnett | Dec 20, 2011 | Cloud Security, Data Theft Prevention, Multifactor Authentication,, Power LogOn
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 your long complex...
by Dovell Bonnett | Nov 30, 2011 | Cyber Security, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Power LogOn
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...
by Dovell Bonnett | Nov 18, 2011 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Healthcare, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Password Management
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 be?” Well as of 11/11/11 and over...
by Dovell Bonnett | Nov 3, 2011 | Data Theft Prevention, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication
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 to...
by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 14, 2011 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Password Management
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 specialists are now calling 2011 the year...
