Would you like some Salt on your Hash?

by Dovell Bonnett | Dec 7, 2013 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Logical Access Control (LAC), Network Access Control (NAC), Password Management

Salted Hash – The one-way encryption for password security. Ok, I’m not talking about that potato hash you love with your eggs.  I am talking about the encryption hash that needs to be used to safeguard computer data files like passwords....

Businesses Can Stop Identity Theft

by Dovell Bonnett | Nov 15, 2013 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Identity Theft, Power LogOn

87% of all business owners who seriously inquire about Power LogOn® end up buying it. Before I go into why, here are some new findings from Javelin Strategy & Research’s latest report 2013 Identity Fraud Report: Data Breaches Becoming a Treasure Trove...

Passwords – Something you have

by Dovell Bonnett | Nov 5, 2013 | Cyber Security, Password Management

Why do you have to remember passwords? I am often amazed how the security industry concludes that passwords must be something the user knows, and that smart cards are the PKI tokens that the user has.  Here at Access Smart, I challenge these beliefs with an...

Biometrics are more secure than passwords… NOT!

by Dovell Bonnett | Oct 13, 2013 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Logical Access Control (LAC), Network Access Control (NAC), Password Authentication, Power LogOn

  Passwords vs. Biometrics Network access control (NAC) is a hot topic in today’s news.  In a recent Reuters article by Jim Finkle about iPhone 5S bug can thwart device wiper, he quoted Mr. Chris Morales, a hacking expert and research director with NSS...

Access Smart Offers New FIPS-Validated Password Management Software

by Dovell Bonnett | Oct 3, 2013 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Government regulations, Logical Access Control (LAC), Network Access Control (NAC), Press Releases

Ladera Ranch, California (Sept. 20, 2013) – Access Smart, LCC is offering their newest password management software called Power LogOn for government agencies, corporations, and business. The product was given a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)...

InfoGard awards Access Smart FIPS 140-2 Verification

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...

Healthcare Needs Network Access Control Solutions

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 24, 2013 | Data Security, Healthcare, Hospital Information System, Password Management, Power LogOn

NeMCMHA implements Access Smart’s Network Access Control Solutions Network access control solutions are needed more today than ever before because one of the key components in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), the expansion of electronic health records...

Password security done right by LivingSocial

by Dovell Bonnett | May 1, 2013 | Cyber Security, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Password Management

Accept it; cyber-attacks are happening to your company too.  You may have seen in the news that LivingSocial recently experienced a cyber-attack where 50 million customers’ name, email address and password were exposed.  While that news typically makes...

Are your customers asking you for a Logical Access Solution?

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...

Power LogOn – Two Cybersecurity Modes

by Dovell Bonnett | Feb 18, 2013 | Cyber Security, Data Security, Healthcare, Multifactor Authentication,, Password Authentication, Password Management, Power LogOn, Smartcards

Multifactor Authentication Cybersecurity Power LogOn offers IT the flexibility to determine how best to implement multifactor authentication cybersecurity. It has always been Access Smart’s belief that Power LogOn should allow custom configurations to meet a...