Cybersecurity: Password Managers are Useless without MFA

by Dovell Bonnett | Apr 18, 2018 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Password Management, Power LogOn

Silo cybersecurity creates “vulnerability gaps” which hackers exploit How many cybersecurity news articles and blogs have you read about how IT Managers can prevent a cyber-attack on their company’s network? One author promotes Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) as the...

Passwords are Protected by the U.S. Constitution!

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 17, 2016 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Government regulations, Logical Access Control (LAC), Network Access Control (NAC), Online Security, Password Authentication, Password Authentication Infrastructure, Password Management, Power LogOn

Did you know: The U.S. Courts have deemed that passwords are protected under the U.S. Constitution? U.S. Courts have ruled that passwords are considered free speech since they are considered “knowledge”. Therefore, under the Bill of Rights, 5th amendment , no person...

Power LogOn Has a New Look

by Dovell Bonnett | Dec 1, 2015 | Cyber Security, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Management, Power LogOn

Multi-factor Password Manager for Business Ladera Ranch, CA – Dec. 1, 2015 – Access Smart, LLC today announced the new look for Power LogOn.  For security to be effective, it also has to be convenient. All the features are still there, but now in a more modern and...

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...

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...

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...