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OAuth 2.0: Pros and cons of using the federation protocol
Learn the advantages and disadvantages of using Open Authorization for Web application authentication.Answer
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Insufficient authorization: Hardening Web application authorization
Insufficient authorization errors can lead to Web app compromises and data loss. Learn how to fix these authorization errors.Answer
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RSA responds to SecurID attack, plans security token replacement
Following a retooling of its manufacturing and supply chain management processes, RSA plans to replace security tokens for high risk customers.News | Tue Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 2011
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Best practices: Identity management - Part 2
Do you know how to optimize your identity management? Learn how In part 2 of Best practices: Identity management where experts Kelly Manthey and Peter Gyurko discuss how using case studies involving a Fortune 500 bank.Video
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What is identity management?
Do you know what identity management is and how to properly manage it? This expert video featuring Kelly Manthey and Peter Gyurko explores the role of identity mangement and how it can benefit your enterprise.Video
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authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)
Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) is a framework for intelligently controlling access to computer resources, enforcing policies, auditing usage, and providing the information necessary to bill for services.Definition
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user account provisioning
User account provisioning is a business process for creating and managing access to resources in an information technology (IT) system. To be effective, an account provisioning process should ensure that the creation of accounts and provisioning of access to software and data is is consistent and simple to administer.Definition
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CA to acquire Arcot Systems for SaaS identity management
CA said Arcot's software as a service delivery model could help accelerate its delivery of CA identity and access management technologies from the cloud.Article | Mon Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 2010
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Intel-McAfee marriage could fuel renewed chip security interest
Hardware-based security is in use at some enterprises and gains in virtualization are predicted on the horizon, but the technology has seen slow adoption.Article | Thu Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 2010
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How to use Wget commands and PHP cURL options for URL retrieval
When TCP or HTTP connections aren't behaving as expected, free tools like Wget and cURL can help with URL retrieval. Learn more in this expert response from Anand Sastry.Ask the Expert
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Alternatives to passwords: Replacing the ubiquitous authenticator
As the relative security of passwords falters, are they destined for obscurity?Magazine
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nuBridges offers cloud-based data tokenization service
nuBridges announced its Tokenization as a Service (TaaS) cloud-based data tokenization service, and promised customers ownership of their data even if they cancel the service.Article | Wed Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2011
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Gemalto announcement increases two-factor authentication options
Gemalto's Protivia Mobile One Time Password application provides two-factor authentication for users on iPhones, BlackBerrys and some Windows smartphones.Article | Wed Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2011
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Lumension announces early adopter program for whitelisting software
Lumension announced its an early adopter program for companies to try its Intelligent Whitelisting product for endpoint security.Article | Mon Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 2011
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privilege escalation attack
A privilege escalation attack is a type of network intrusion that takes advantage of programming errors or design flaws to grant the attacker elevated access to the network and its associated data and applications.Definition
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user account provisioning
User account provisioning is a business process for creating and managing access to resources in an information technology (IT) system. To be effective, an account provisioning process should ensure that the creation of accounts and provisioning of access to software and data is is consistent and simple to administer.Definition
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New Flash privacy settings will impact customer authentication
Changes in upcoming version of Adobe Flash Player will mean banks and others can't rely on Flash LSOs to authenticate customers' PCs.Article | Fri Apr 16 00:00:00 EDT 2010
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Countdown - Top 5 Technologies on the Leading Edge of Authentication
Authentication technologies have made great strides as of late, and the timing couldn't be better: privilege creep, insider abuse and numerous other issues are causing enterprises to turn to innovative techniques to solve emerging problems. In this podcast, Mark Diodati of Burton Group will count down his top five leading edge authentication technologies, including authentication as a service, personal portable security devices, and the credit card OTP form factor.Podcast
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Countdown: Top 5 consumer authentication technologies on the market today
In late 2005 the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a guidance stating single-factor authentication was no longer adequate for securing online banking transactions. The guidance did not specify what types of technologies would meet the requirement, but many vendors have scrambled to come up with cost-effective and easy product offerings that can be deployed to the masses. This Podcast will countdown the top 5 vendor options available when it comes to consumer Web authentication.Podcast
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The Obama administration’s Identity Ecosystem plan: What to expect
President Obama's proposed Identity Ecosystem seeks to lock down personal credentials, but is it actually feasible?News | Wed Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 2011
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Verizon enhances enterprise identity management services
Verizon enhanced its enterprise identity management services with identity registration, credential provisioning and risk-based authentication.Article | Thu Feb 17 00:00:00 EST 2011
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Joining security information management systems with identity management systems boosts security
Integrating security information management systems with identity management systems ties policy violations and vulnerabilities to user activityFeature
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Microsoft's Charney details new botnet protection, IdM technology at RSA
At the 2010 RSA Conference, Scott Charney, Microsoft's top Trustworthy Computing executive, discussed the software giant's new approach to botnet protection, detailed its new identity management technologies and explained why cloud computing risks upsetting the balance of power between individuals and governments.Article | Tue Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2010
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onboarding and offboarding
In identity management, onboarding is the addition of a new employee to an organization's identity and access management (IAM) system.Definition
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How to shift to centralized authentication and ease compliance
An authentication framework based on a decentralized operational model is commonplace in the financial-services market, but complicates compliance. In this tip, Randall Gamby explains how financial companies can migrate to a centralized authentication system and reduce the time and effort required to maintain regulatory compliance.Tip
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Microsoft Stirling Beta 2 release includes Exchange SaaS offering
Microsoft continues to meld security and identity management, and brings it forward with the Beta 2 release of Stirling, the next generation of its Forefront Security Suite.News | Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 EDT 2009
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Tying log management and identity management shortens incident response
Tying log management to user identity shortens incident response and forensics investigation cycles. Learn how compliance has mandated that organizations determine not only when incidents occurred, but who is responsible for unauthorized access.Feature
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