Recent News: PortalGuard Presents Contextual Authentication at SecureWorld Expo in Boston
Fri, Mar 23rd 2012 8:12a Kimberly Johnson Just wanted to share PortalGuard's recent press release regarding the presentation of contextual authentication, a midpoint between passwords and two-factor, at the SecureWorld Expo in Boston, March 28th - 29th.
The release discusses the opportunity attendees will have to talk with our authentication experts about how to apply the appropriate authentication ... [read] Keywords:
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Authentication is Evolving with PortalGuard Now on SearchSecurity.com
Fri, Mar 16th 2012 3:09p Kimberly Johnson Now On
Authentication is evolving. There's a better way to authenticate. Be confident in who accesses your web applications.
You can now find this slogan on SearchSecurity.com, along with multiple media offerings from PortalGuard. PortalGuard is sponsoring both Security Topics, Application and Platform Security and Enterprise Identity and Access Management. Presenting a new ... [read] Keywords: application
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New White Paper on SearchSecurity.com
Mon, Dec 5th 2011 9:08a Kimberly Johnson We recently released a new white paper, in conjunction with Osterman Research, titled "Real World Security with Risk-based Authentication". This can be found here, on SearchSecurity.com.
The white paper address the challenge organizations face with being able to protect their resources with appropriate authentication capabilities while at the same ... [read] Keywords: security
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PortalGuard Visits Hartford: DataConnectors Tech-Security Conference
Wed, Jun 29th 2011 1:13p Kimberly Johnson If you are in the Hartford area, PortalGuard would like to encourage you to stop by the DataConnectors Hartford Tech-Security Conference, located in Cromwell CT.
The PortalGuard team will be there to discuss the PortalGuard Risk-based Authentication Platform as well as all supporting functionality. Feel free to stop by the table ... [read] Keywords: security
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PortalGuard Declares Success at SecureWorld Expo 2011 - Philadelphia
Thu, May 19th 2011 8:10a Kimberly Johnson We have come back from last week's SecureWorld Expo 2011 in Philadelphia with enthusiasm. PortalGuard, stationed at booth #109, was successful in discussing Risk-based Authentication with attendees and displaying the benefits of moving away from Static Authentication. Attendees stopping by the booth were posed with interesting technical questions and most ... [read] Keywords:
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PortalGuard Brings Risk-based Authentication to the SecureWorld Expo
Thu, May 5th 2011 2:08p Kimberly Johnson Philadelphia 2011, May 11th & 12th
Come stop by booth #109 to learn more about:
PortalGuard:
The PortalGuard software is a Risk-based Authentication Platform which is focused on enhancing usability, while maintaining a balance between security, auditing and compliance for your enterprise web, desktop and mobile applications. Developed and supported by authentication experts, ... [read] Keywords: applications
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PortalGuard Attends Recent Industry Events
Tue, Mar 22nd 2011 4:08p Kimberly Johnson PortalGuard has been traveling the states attending leading industry events and educating attendees on self-service authentication, one-time passwords via a mobile device, multi-factor authentication and how to maintain usability for the end-user. With a focus on the enterprise PortalGuard offers a configurable, easy to deploy login system plug-in for the ... [read] Keywords: enterprise
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What’s Your Password History?
Wed, Oct 20th 2010 11:30a Kimberly Johnson What’s your password history? This is a question many end users are not able to answer causing increased frustration. Of course password history is extremely important as it prevents the user from reusing a password which could have potentially been compromised in the past.
One of the biggest challenges with implementing ... [read] Keywords: password
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Stronger Passwords Weighing In
Tue, Oct 12th 2010 11:26p Kimberly Johnson One of the pains in an employee’s daily routines is the idea of password management. Especially being able to easily understand what the IT Security Staff means by using a “strong” password. In a recent CNN.com article they stressed the importance of implementing “super passwords” suggesting that passwords should all ... [read] Keywords: password
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HTTP Uh-oh! Look at the URL
Tue, Sep 28th 2010 10:33a Kimberly Johnson When it comes to security awareness it is key to provide your employees with quick tips to use throughout their daily routine to help them be more security aware. One of the first that is easy to implement and have employees get in the habit of is taking a look ... [read] Keywords: security
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The First Line of Defense is Your Employees
Mon, Sep 20th 2010 10:28a Kimberly Johnson Many organizations overlook security awareness as an integral part of their security policies and success in preventing attacks. The fact is that it is your employees who hold the guardianship over your critical assets. By implementing security awareness training you can create the first line of defense against security breaches.
Although ... [read] Keywords: policies
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Unprecedented Customer Support
Fri, Sep 17th 2010 1:28p Kimberly Johnson Recently PistolStar went on-site with a current prospect to help with the implementation of the Password Power 8 Notes ID Plug-in. PistolStar's technical team helped deploy multiple seats of the Notes ID Plug-in which will enable the prospect to:
- Authenticate users against Active Directory
- One password for user to remember
- ... [read] Keywords: notes
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Homegrown Solutions - Yikes!
Tue, Sep 14th 2010 3:31p Kimberly Johnson With ever increasing demands for specific security and authentication functionality the issue that many organizations are facing is the ability to find a solution that provides an exact fit with their requirements.
Due to this issue many corporations, especially at the enterprise level, are footing the bill to develop these solutions ... [read] Keywords: enterprise
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What is Absolutely Necessary?
Thu, Sep 9th 2010 3:28p Kimberly Johnson What is absolutely necessary? This is a question in regards to authentication which needs to be asked often. With severe trade-offs between usability and security it is important to understand your users and what access they have to different levels of critical data.
Many times an end-user’s usability may be compromised ... [read] Keywords: security
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Starting with the Basic Login…
Tue, Sep 7th 2010 12:27p Kimberly Johnson The real question with authentication and security in many organizations is what is protecting all corporate accounts and more importantly the valuable data assets? The answer has continually been the standard username and password login. Although this is a launching point for authentication it is by no means all ... [read] Keywords: password
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The Financial Industry - Courts Try to Prove Reasonable Security
Fri, Sep 3rd 2010 10:28a Kimberly Johnson $1,901,269 is how much attackers were able to wire out of Experi-Metal’s Comerica bank account in the span of three hours. This was a phishing attack that cause damage to Experi-Metal Inc. (EMI)’s financial assets and raised the questions of liability and “What is reasonable security?”
The continuing court case ... [read] Keywords: security
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Authentication Adaptability: Survival is Key
Thu, Sep 2nd 2010 5:25p Kimberly Johnson “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change.” – Charles Darwin
As Charles Darwin has put it so eloquently, facing change by adapting to it is how you survive. This can ... [read] Keywords:
