Passwords Security Tweetable State of Password Security: Businesses Still Falling Short February 12, 2019 by Lee Painter Despite the increasing concern regarding privacy and protection, individuals and businesses are still falling short. The recent survey from The Ponemon Institute with authentication key vendor Yubico shows that IT professionals are still falling short when it comes to security practices in the workplace. The survey interviewed over 1,500 IT professionals and security practitioners to […] Read more » Password Security
Multi-factor Authentication Security Tweetable An Overview of Yubikey Two Factor Authentication January 29, 2019 by Lee Painter The password is arguably the most popular and most common security measure available and yet can be the most vulnerable if not managed securely. Passwords, for example, do not provide a reliable identity check, verifying that the person using the password is the owner. A hacker who manages to steal your password can directly access […] Read more » MFA Multi-factor Authentication yubikey
Multi-factor Authentication Security Tweetable How To Reduce Identity Theft with Multi-factor Authentication January 21, 2019 by Lee Painter How secure is your identity? Can you say with certainty that your passwords cannot be hacked? Admittedly this is a hard question to answer, nothing is ever certain despite best efforts, but what we can do, is apply best efforts. Your identity (who you are, what you do, what you access) whether it is accessing […] Read more » identity theft MFA Multi-factor Authentication
Passwords Security Tweetable 5 Password Hacks from a Cybersecurity Expert May 22, 2017 by Lee Painter | Leave a Comment With so many high profile data breaches over the last 12 months, businesses large and small have focused on boosting their cybersecurity. But, employee passwords still remain a major weakness in many organisations’ cyber defences. He comments: “The use of biometric identification, such as fingerprints, iris, voice or facial recognition might be on the rise, […] Read more »
Security Tweetable Biometric identification: why the ‘silver bullet’ of authentication won’t really mean the death of the traditional password May 1, 2017 by Lee Painter | Leave a Comment Biometric identification might be the latest weapon in the cybersecurity battle, but, as the news that people could be unwittingly giving their fingerprints to hackers via peace sign selfies shows, it is not without risk; those risks mean the traditional password won’t be disappearing any time soon. The password has been on its last legs […] Read more » biometric passwords
Security Tweetable The rise of the global economy and password security November 17, 2016 by Lee Painter | Leave a Comment The rise of global economy and the emergence of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology have produced great efficiencies and innovation. Nowhere is this more evident than in information and communications technology, which has undergone a revolution in the past two decades. The current global ecosystem provides lower costs, interoperability, and flexibility to manufacturers and their customers, […] Read more » Global Economy Password Security
LogonBox FTS LogonBox SSO LogonBox VPN News Password-Self-Service Security Meet the team at ICT for Education 2016! November 10, 2016 by Lee Painter | Leave a Comment Hypersocket Software is pleased to announce that the team of security experts will be exhibiting at ICT for Education on 18th November 2016 at Cranmore Park, Birmingham. Why should you stop by our stand? We’ll be showcasing our new suite of solutions at the show, our unique Single Sign-On virtual appliance for seamless access to cloud and on-premise […] Read more » DMZ gateway ICT MFT password self-service Security conference SSH Gateway SSO VPN
LogonBox VPN ROI Security Technical The Secret to an Effective VPN November 1, 2016 by Lee Painter Secure, remote access to mission-critical applications and data is one of the most sought-after capabilities organizations in every sector need. Recently, within the oil and gas sector, for example, massive reserves of liquid natural gas were found off the coast of Tanzania. The ability for third-party vendors to securely and remotely access operational data is […] Read more » effective VPN free VPN Hypersocket VPN least privilege VPN role-based VPN
BYOD LogonBox VPN ROI Security Technical The Top 3 Corporate IT Security Mistakes October 28, 2016 by Lee Painter | Leave a Comment The IT security group within every corporation is under file. Relentless cyber-attacks, user errors and improperly designed and implemented processes and procedures contribute to a maelstrom of problems that executives expect to be instantly solved. The news for IT departments continues to sound dire. Companies like Symantec estimate that 56% of employees believe it is […] Read more » corporate security cyber security mistakes free VPN Hypersocket VPN password self-service security mistakes SSL VPN VPN VPN security
BYOD Feature LogonBox FTS LogonBox SSO LogonBox VPN News Password-Self-Service Press Release Security Sage data breach highlights need for least privilege access and two common errors businesses make, warns Hypersocket Software August 31, 2016 by Lee Painter | Leave a Comment The data breach at UK accounting software company Sage has brought the insider threat facing businesses into focus and, according to security experts Hypersocket Software, highlights the need for more stringent access control. The Sage breach, which may have compromised the personal information of employees at 280 businesses, is thought to have resulted from unauthorised […] Read more » active directory user self service data security least privilege access Managed file transfer MFT microsoft self service password reset password management Password manager password reset active directory password reset software password self service sage sage breach sage data breach self service applications self service password reset self service password reset active directory SSL VPN technology management threat security windows self service password reset