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Password Management and Policy


Discover how to succeed in password management. Learn how to implement a password policy, software and tools, how to choose the right password length and when to change your password. Also, get advice on password cracking software, tools and programs.
IN THIS TOPIC:  VIDEO (2) , NEWS (37) , EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (65) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (11) , MAGAZINE CONTENT (12) , WEBCASTS (2) , DEFINITIONS (13)

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Identity and Access Management Services, Systems and Technologies
SECURITY SCHOOL - This Security School explores critical topics related to helping security practitioners establish and maintain an effective identity and access management plan.

  VIDEO: 1 - 2 of 2
PCI compliance requirement 8: Unique IDs
SearchSecurity.com | 01 Jun 2009
VIDEO - In a nutshell, Requirement 8 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard calls for individual identification for anyone and everyone who has access to cardholder data.
PCI compliance requirement 2: Defaults
SearchSecurity.com | 01 Jun 2009
VIDEO - PCI pros Diana Kelley and Ed Moyle review Requirement 2 of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard: Defaults.
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  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 37
Two-factor authentication, vigilance foil password theft
SearchSecurity.com | 11.04.2009
OPINION - Password stealing Trojans, keyloggers and other malware are reaping account credentials by the thousands forcing some to rethink password policies and develop new defenses.
Group to shed light on secure identity management threats
SearchSecurity.com | 27 Oct 2009
ARTICLE - Identity management technologies are struggling to keep pace with constantly evolving nature of attacks, according to the Center for Applied Identity Management Research (CAIMR).
Brute force attacks target Yahoo email accounts
SearchSecurity.com | 15 Sep 2009
ARTICLE - Attackers target a background Web services authentication application used by ISPs and Web applications to authenticate users.
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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 65
PASSWORD MANAGEMENT AND POLICY EXPERTS
Randall Gamby, featured expert
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Making the case for enterprise IAM centralized access control
07 Jul 2009
TIP - Central access to multiple applications and systems can raise the level of security while getting rid of red tape, so how do you go about creating central access management?
How to prevent brute force webmail attacks
05 Jul 2009
EXPERT ANSWER - Expert Sherri Davidoff explains why brute-force attacks on webmail accounts are such a popular hacking technique.
Best practices for a privileged access policy to secure user accounts
09 Jun 2009
TIP - Enterprises need to secure accounts belonging to actual users by reviewing and monitoring their privileged access.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 11
Using IAM, password and provisioning management tools for compliance
SearchSecurity.com | 31 Jan 2007
IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT SECURITY SCHOOL - In this new lesson, expert Tom Bowers will teach you how provisioning and password management can reduce help desk calls, ease compliance woes and save corporate cash.
Endpoint security protection: Policies for endpoint control
17 Jul 2006
IDENTITY AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT SECURITY SCHOOL - Guest instructor Ben Rothke, provides tactics for endpoint security, policies for controlling endpoints and insight as to where endpoint security technology is headed.
How to break into a computer that is right at your fingertips
29th Street Press | 04 Oct 2005
BOOK CHAPTER - Stressing the importance of physical security, Joel Dubin explains how a hacker can bypass a BIOS password and break into a computer.
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  MAGAZINE CONTENT (free subscription required): 1 - 3 of 12
Best Identity and Access Management Products
Information Security Magazine | 03 Sep 2009
Readers vote on the best identity and access management products, including user identity access privilege and authorization management, single sign-on and more.
Privileged account management critical to data security
Information Security Magazine | 08 Jul 2009
FEATURES - Regulatory requirements and economic realities are pressuring enterprises to secure their privileged accounts.
Mature SIMs do more than log aggregation and correlation
Information Security Magazine | 04 Jun 2009
FEATURES - They've come a long way from the early days of log aggregation and correlation; enterprises now glean value from SIMs for compliance, visualization and business intelligence.
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  WEBCASTS: 1 - 2 of 2
Using Voice Verification to Securely Automate Password Resets - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   10 NOV 2005, 14:00 EST (19:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   Are you struggling to find an efficient, secure and simple password reset solution? Register to attend this webcast and explore automated solutions that can make password reset headaches disappear!
Secure Password Management with USB Strong Authentication - Vendor Webcast

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PREMIERED:   28 OCT 2004, 12:00 EDT (16:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   This webcast showcases how token-based Reduced Sign-On (RSO) can significantly improve password management and security across your organization. You discover how token-based RSO solutions are effectively delivering on much of the promise of Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) - without the hidden costs people have long associated with SSO.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 3 of 13
single-factor authentication (SFA)
27 Mar 2007
WORD - Single-factor authentication (SFA) is the traditional security process that requires a user name and password before granting access to the user. SFA security relies on the diligence of the user, who should take additional ...
session replay
06 Mar 2006
WORD - Session replay is a scheme an intruder uses to masquerade as an authorized user on an interactive Web site. By stealing the user's session ID, the intruder gains access and the ability to do anything the authorized user can ...
graphical password
22 Aug 2004
WORD - A graphical password is an authentication system that works by having the user select from images, in a specific order, presented in a graphical user interface (GUI). For this reason, the graphical-password approach is ...
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