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Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News P is for Passwords T is for Two-factor authentication Professor of security engineering at Cambridge University Ross Anderson said: "This all goes to show how unwise it would be to rely on the UK government for all authentication. [29 Jul 2008]
Are Passwords Really Free? A Closer Look at the Hidden Costs of Password Security.
White Paper To build a case for strong authentication in the conduct of e-business, this white paper from RSA Security Inc.begins by calculating the hidden costs associated with password management. As the paper illustrates, when costs associated with user... [03 Jul 2008]
Are Passwords Really Free? - A Closer Look at the Hidden Costs of Password Security
White Paper Driven by many factors - including consumer demand for enhanced security, compliance pressures and a desire to re-energize the growth of e-business - leading enterprises are making strong authentication a core component of their e-business... [03 Jul 2008]
Security breaches down - but at what price?
News P is for Passwords Fourteen per cent use strong (that is, multi-factor) security authentication T is for Two-factor authentication The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide with the first day of the... [23 Apr 2008]
Beware the insider security threat
News P is for Passwords T is for Two-factor authentication But it is the insider that still poses the biggest risk according to all but one of silicon.com's 12-strong CIO Jury IT user panel. Security experts at the RSA security conference in San... [17 Apr 2008]
Password Security Guidelines
White Paper Various strategies for selecting strong, hard-to-guess passwords are then discussed. In particular, it focuses on the use of user-IDs and passwords to verify the identity of users. Secret passwords. This document introduces the basic concepts of... [10 Apr 2008]
Banks under attack: Phishing on the rise
News P is for Passwords In these geographies, regulations or laws have mandated strong authentication at login for online banking services which makes simple fraud attacks like phishing, replaying credentials from stolen databases, or brute force... [18 Mar 2008]
ID tech tightens up compliance
Comment But, as reliance on technology continues to grow, the number of passwords that users have assigned to them has mushroomed, leading not only to insecure password management practices but also causing many headaches for helpdesks that must reset... [18 Mar 2008]
Live Webcast: Top Trends Impacting Two-Factor Authentication
White Paper An overwhelming 70% of respondents believe that usernames and passwords do not provide an adequate level of security for sensitive information. One strategy for meeting today's stringent data security standards is the use of strong, two-factor... [04 Feb 2008]
2008: Crunch time for IT jobs?
News P is for Passwords T is for Two-factor authentication Everyone we're talking to at the moment is talking about strong hiring plans for this year. While demand for tech workers to fill vacancies is still strong, one sector where there has been some... [10 Jan 2008]
Data encryption brought into focus by HMRC
Comment P is for Passwords Therefore authorised personnel need to be given passwords of a suitable complexity that they can be remembered but not cracked. T is for Two-factor authentication The sender would have to use software that encrypts the data using... [21 Dec 2007]
A More Secure Front Door: Enterprise Single Sign-on and Strong Authentication
White Paper With the advent of more stringent government regulations, organizations are seeking ways to further strengthen IT security by incorporating stronger passwords and in many cases an additional form of authentication, such as a security card or token... [12 Dec 2007]
Encryption not the key to data security
News P is for Passwords T is for Two-factor authentication Even so, it would be just one piece of the jigsaw - you need to combine it with other technologies (authentication, authorisation, etc) and information management practices (data classification... [07 Dec 2007]
Police close in on NZ botnet ringleader
News Finch said: "Practising strong computer-security habits, such as updating anti-virus software, installing a firewall, using strong passwords and employing good email and web-security practices, are as basic as putting locks on your doors and windows. [03 Dec 2007]
Poll: The most expensive gadgets lost are...
News P is for Passwords T is for Two-factor authentication But silicon.com readers keep a strong grip on their iPods and other musical gadgets, with only six per cent of respondents saying an MP3 player is the most expensive device they've lost. [27 Nov 2007]
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