Cybersecurity NAICS Codes Maybe Coming Soon

by Dovell Bonnett | Apr 22, 2016 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Government regulations, Logical Access Control (LAC), Multifactor Authentication,, Network Access Control (NAC), Password Authentication, Password Authentication Infrastructure, Power LogOn

Cybersecurity NAICS Codes Lobbying On February 9, 2016, President Obama announced that $19B should be placed in the 2017 budget for cybersecurity. Being a Cybersecurity SMB this seemed like a dream come true, but having already been on the GSA Schedule for almost...

Power LogOn® now supports Windows 10

by Dovell Bonnett | Nov 11, 2015 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Industry News, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Management, Power LogOn, Smartcards

Access Smart® Improves Cybersecurity with Power LogOn – Multifactor Password Manager for Business. Ladera Ranch, CA – Nov 10, 2015 – Access Smart, LLC today announced that the Power LogOn software now supports all versions of Windows 10 and Internet Explorer...

Access Smart is taking an active role in Data Privacy

by Dovell Bonnett | Nov 6, 2015 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Government regulations, Industry News, Power LogOn

Data Security first starts with Data Privacy Last week I had meetings with aids of Senator Boxer (D-CA), Senator Feinstein (D-CA), Congressman Becerra (34th Dist., CA), Deputy Secretary Bruce Andrews  (U.S. Dept. of Commerce), and finally the leadership for the U.S....

Password Managers – Not all the same

by Dovell Bonnett | Oct 12, 2015 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Logical Access Control (LAC), Multifactor Authentication,, Network Access Control (NAC), Password Authentication, Password Management, Physical Access Control (PAC), Power LogOn, Smartcards

Know your Password Manager Last week the cybersecurity industry was a buzz about the Boston-based company LogMeIn, Inc purchasing LastPass for $125M. In the different news articles some interesting facts were quoted:  Only 10 percent of knowledge workers today use a...

Biometrics Are Less Secure Than Passwords

by Dovell Bonnett | Sep 25, 2015 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Identity Theft

Biometrics give a false sense of security. On Sept 23, 2015, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) revised the number of stolen fingerprint files to 5.6 million! Why should you care? Some security pundits believe that biometrics are far more secure than passwords. They...

You Need Password Authentication Infrastructure

by Dovell Bonnett | Aug 28, 2015 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Multifactor Authentication,, Network Access Control (NAC), Password Authentication, Password Management, Power LogOn, Smartcards

Every day I read another post, hear another news story, or have another conversation that passwords are insecure and that PKI and digital certificates must replace passwords. Comparing passwords to certificates, or PKI, is not correct because: A passwords is a single...