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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 4, 2011 | Data Theft Prevention
“The first layer of network security is to know ‘who is knocking on the door’.” – Dovell Bonnett All the recent cyber-attacks confirm the importance of strong identity verification. To satisfy Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12), the National...
by Dovell Bonnett | Oct 3, 2011 | Online Security, Password Authentication
HP ProtectTools Hewlett-Packard computer owners have asked about getting a smartcard security logon system as advertised when they bought their HP computer. However, when they call HP Customer Support about the ProtectTools Solution, no information is forthcoming. In...
by Dovell Bonnett | Oct 1, 2011 | Data Theft Prevention, Online Security
Paraphrasing a line from Jessica Rabbit from the movie Roger Rabbit seems the appropriate comment from Geoffrey A. Fowler’s article “What’s a Company’s Biggest Security Risk? You.” Hence the headline: Employees Are Not Evil – They Are Just Drawn That Way. It is...
