Multi-Factor Authentication
Enterprise Password Manager

When Does Cybersecurity Start?

So many organizations and IT departments focus their #EnterpriseCybersecurity efforts behind their firewall. While important, they often ignore locking the virtual front door. The virtual front door is how employees and users log into their computers and #CompanyNetwork. Do they use a #Password?

Who generated the #SecureLogin passwords? How is that password managed? And, how is that password entered? Passwords are a secure part of the #Authentication and a key #MultiFactorAuthentication component. We don’t need to #KillPasswords, we need to #SecurePasswords. As employees #WorkFromHome, strong #EnterprisePasswordManagement is even more important. Secure #RemoteAccess starts when the #HomeOffice computer is first turned on. (2:27 min)

Cybersecurity’s Titanic Peril

Secure computer boot up and log in is important for #cybersecurity. But, what about logging OFF the computer? What #cyber threat does the network face when an employee walks away from their computer that remains connected to the network? Most products like #Authenticators, #SMS and cloud-based #PasswordManagers don’t address this risk. Their omission leaves a huge hole in your overall cybersecurity architecture.

An unattended, connected computer becomes the hacker’s backdoor. Giving them #RemoteAccess into the company’s apps, files, and information. IT often can’t detect #RemoteAttack because security monitoring software sees a legitimate computer on their network.

When evaluating computer #authentication and cybersecurity processes, don’t ignore secure #logoff. (2:25 min)

The Hard Truths About Passwords

The Hard Truth about Passwords is that #cybersecurity best practices for #passwords look great on paper, but they surrender network privacy and data protection to cybersecurity’s weakest link. Poorly implemented password policies and procedures create a false sense of security by creating a weak link in the cybersecurity chain. That weak link weakens your network defenses against hackers. What is this weak link in network security? Watch this video to find out.

If you want your IT Administrator back in control of security while having employees securely access websites, clouds, servers, and applications without having to know, type, or generate passwords, then use an enterprise passwords manager. Whether you’re working from home, small business, multi-international corporation, or government agency, you need to implement a multi-factor authentication business enterprise password manager. (2:34 min)

You Make Passwords Secure by…

Passwords are Secure. Wow, that’s not a statement you hear often in #cybersecurity. However, it’s true. What is not secure is how they are typically managed. Trust me, a #PasswordManager alone is not the answer, and many of those phone authentication apps are cumbersome and give a false sense of security. That’s because many phone #authentications products are not true #2FA

Password hygiene is required for both the #workoffice and the #homeoffice. Watch this video if you are interested in what features need to be included to keep passwords secure, and ultimately your network secure. (2:01 min)

Quickly Improve Password Authentication

Cybersecurity requires IT Administrators to implement secure authentication before allowing network access. Regulations on healthcare, law enforcement, government agencies, and manufacturing specify multi-factor authentication. However, high costs and uncertainty often delay implementations. Plus, many multi-factor authentication solutions get discarded due to their complexity for both the employee and the IT manager. Not anymore.

Power LogOn combines MFA with a secure password manager to deliver security, compliance, convenience, and affordability. What we call the “Four Pillars of Cybersecurity.” Takes about 30-minutes to install. And, uses much of the existing security infrastructure. Businesses, institutions, and agencies can now meet their mandated security requirements. (2:40 min)

You Make Passwords Secure by…

Most cybersecurity fundamentals revolve around firewalls, encryptions, software, and other technologies. However, there is more to network security assessments than technology. Never ignore the human element. One of the most crucial elements is convenience. Convenience determines if the security technology will be implemented or pushed aside by the employees, IT, and management.

Access Smart has always believed that convenience and security are mutually inclusive. These two components are a part of our “Four Pillars of Cybersecurity”: Security, Compliance, Convenience, and Economics. Businesses, institutions, and agencies can now meet their government-mandated security requirements. When security is convenient, security works to keep the hackers out. (2:53 min)

Show Me The Money… For Cybersecurity

The majority of cybersecurity manufacturers, resellers and IT Administrators concentrate on the technology, with the belief that The Suits (CEO/CFO) understand their CISO’s world. Now it’s time for the CISO and IT administrators to understand how to communicate with the business side.

The key benchmarks for any Suit are costs, productivity, brand and revenue. In other words, ROI (Return on Investments). The Suits must justify all expenditures; and for public companies, it’s an important scorecard for shareholders. ROI plays an important role in accounting’s Profit and Loss Statement (P&L), Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow Statement. (3:06 min)

“Every time we make an investment decision at FedEx, we ask ourselves: ‘What is the return on this investment?’” ~ Frederick W. Smith, President and CEO, FedEx

Multi-Factor Authentication: The Facts

Do you know the difference between Two-Step Verification and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) required for cybersecurity? If not, you really need to watch his video. The difference can cost you your government contracts, make you overpay for cybersecurity, or even get you hacked. Click now to understand this important distinction. (3:42 min)

“Only amateurs attack machines; professionals target people.”
~ Bruce Schneier

Securing Offline Operational Technology (OT)

Operational Technologies (OT) must be offline and secure, says the NSA! Cybersecurity starts at boot-up login authentication. Authentication typically uses only one of three methods: 2-step verification, digital certificates, or username & password.

Power LogOn COA (Certificate-based Offline Authentication) fixes these and other authentication security concerns. Instead of using only one method, Power LogOn COA combined all three with a true MFA solution that locally checks X.509 certificate validity and removes employee-managed passwords. It also leverages your existing infrastructure, with little to no Rip and Replace. (2:24 min)

“Without direct action to harden OT networks and control systems against vulnerabilities… owners and operators will remain at indefensible levels of risk.“
~ NSA