by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 26, 2015 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Online Security
Corporate cybersecurity policies and procedures must come first. The news bombards us with the latest cyber-attack stories. Being aware of potential attacks is important, but what can a business owner do? Are you worried that cybersecurity vendors are going to try to...
by Dovell Bonnett | Apr 10, 2014 | Cloud Security, Company Updates, Data Security, Online Security, Power LogOn
Heartbleed is very dangerous, but not to Power LogOn. This week the cyber security community has been a buzz about the OpenSSL vulnerability and the Heartbleed bug. This is a very serious problem and tech companies are scrambling to plug the holes, get patches out to...
by Dovell Bonnett | Feb 11, 2014 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Network Access Control (NAC)
A cyber attack Scrooged Christmas. Treat security as a process – not as a product! In reading articles about the resent Christmas cyber attacks, the authors’ key take away is that global companies are extremely vulnerable to cyber-attacks and data losses. Guess...
by Dovell Bonnett | Sep 25, 2013 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Government regulations, Logical Access Control (LAC), Network Access Control (NAC), Password Authentication, Password Management, Power LogOn
Power LogOn® meets US Government’s FIPS 140-2 requirement for networks access control Government regulations mandate agencies to implement multi-factor authentication for secure network access control (NAC). User names and passwords are still the most...
by Dovell Bonnett | Apr 24, 2013 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Multifactor Authentication,, Online Security, Password Authentication, Password Management, Physical Access Control (PAC)
Looking for a Logical Access Partner to handle all the IT concerns? We had a great presence at the ISC West 2013 conference in Las Vegas. One recurring theme we heard from ID resellers was their desire to offer their existing customers a value add, card based,...
by Dovell Bonnett | Feb 14, 2013 | Cyber Security, Healthcare, Hospital Information System, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Password Management, Smartcards
Multifactor Authentication required by HIPPA & HITECH Access Smart® adds multifactor authentication to McKesson’s Paragon Hospital Information System (HIS) software. Access Smart’s Power LogOn® application requires no modifications to the Paragon software so...
by Dovell Bonnett | Nov 20, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Multifactor Authentication,, Online Security, Smartcards
USB Smart Card Readers for Network Access Authentication are Still Safe. A number of online computer news sites are abuzz about a security team’s prototype malware that hijacks USB smart card readers. It seems that a research team out of Luxembourg has issues a...
by Dovell Bonnett | Oct 9, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Multifactor Authentication,, Power LogOn
Security breach exposes roughly 100,000 IEEE members’ User IDs and Passwords On Sept. 24 2012 the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) confirmed that nearly 100,000 of its members User Names and Passwords were publicly exposed from a computer...
by Dovell Bonnett | Sep 21, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Healthcare, Hospital Information System, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Multifactor Authentication,, Online Security, Password Authentication, Password Management, Power LogOn, Smartcards
Access Smart received their ECCN classification determination number today from the US Dept. of Commerce. We are classified as a 5D992b Information Security Software product which allows Access Smart to ship our Power LogOn software and licenses internationally. Under...
by Dovell Bonnett | May 4, 2012 | Book Reviews, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Industrial Espionage
Cyber Warfare: Techniques, Tactics and Tools for Security Practitioners by J. Andress and S. Winterfeld. Cyber warfare is real. That’s why each Friday I will post a review on this book: Cyber Warfare: Techniques, Tactics and Tools for Security Practitioners, and...