Security Authentication Issues: New Apple Payment System Linked to Frauds March 18, 2015 by Lee Painter Sophocles is noted as saying that it is better to fail with honor than to succeed by fraud. Unfortunately, for Apple this philosophy isn’t shared by criminals within the Apple Payment System. Relaxed authentication practices used by the banking institutions have led to fraud issues with the Apple Payment System. New exploits linked to Apple […] Read more » active directory user self service Apple payment authentication authentication issues BankInfoSecurity cyberattacks fraud hack microsoft self service password reset password reset active directory password reset software password self service security self service applications self service password reset self service password reset active directory SSL VPN windows self service password reset
Password-Self-Service Security Uncategorized Words of Wisdom: The Worst Passwords of 2014 March 10, 2015 by Lee Painter American Author Clifford Stoll has argued that the best quote whilst teaching others the importance of proper password safety is: “Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don’t let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.” This quote is perhaps the best way to teach your children proper password procedures, along […] Read more » 2014 active directory user self service data access easy hack easy password hacks identity management solutions microsoft self service password reset password management password reset active directory password reset software password self service security self service applications self service password reset self service password reset active directory SSL VPN windows self service password reset wisdom worst passwords
Password-Self-Service Security Uncategorized The Customer is Always Right: Two tips to Drive Customer Satisfaction December 29, 2014 by Lee Painter Satisfying customers is a challenge for any company and any industry. This is particularly true in information technology, and particularly Password Management. In general the U.S. doesn’t score, as a whole, very well in Customer Satisfaction in regards to IT services. According to a 2012 article in Forbes.com Customer Satisfaction Index the United States averaged […] Read more »
Security Relieving Two Pain Points Shared by Most Network Admins December 22, 2014 by Lee Painter Managing networks is no simple feat. Network Administrators are constantly bombarded by issues. The need to secure the enterprise, manage the resources and data consumption, and maintain essential organizational services like Email and Internet can easily snowball to an 80+ hour workweek. Add to the laundry list the virtual environments that network administrators must be […] Read more » Active directory Admin password history
Security How to Keep Secure with Mobile Security November 24, 2014 by Lee Painter As the trend for better mobile devices continue to grow, businesses are expected to incorporate the use of more tablets and smartphones in the workplace. However, with this growing trend of Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD), many businesses and their employees aren’t showing a high amount of concern or caution when it comes to mobile […] Read more »
Security Uncategorized Identity Theft on the Rise for Businesses and Consumers November 11, 2014 by Lee Painter The latest news in regards to businesses being hacked, with millions of consumer data being stolen in each case, consumers have made the threat of identity theft their number one concern as we end 2014 and head into 2015. What’s worse, 2014 was the second year in a row in which identity theft has affected millions […] Read more » identity theft online security
Feature Password-Self-Service Security Uncategorized Keeping it Simple in IT: Attributes of a Good Identification Management Platform October 6, 2014 by Lee Painter Why make things easy when it’s so easy to make things hard? This question always enters my head when I think of Identity Management. In two decades of covering the Identify Management industry I have seen one company after another build identity management solutions that either over complicate the experience for the network administrator or […] Read more » identity management password password self service
Feature News Security What are the lessons learnt from password hacking? October 3, 2014 by Lee Painter Hot off the heals, with the recent hacks on eBay and Gmail, it’s not surprising that we find 2 more respected organisations who’s security has been compromised and leaves data vulnerable to hackers. iThemes iThemes, a favoured website that provides themes and plugins for popular blog site WordPress, have contacted all their users with a notice […] Read more » hack hacking password security
News Security Tech Alert Uncategorized The Shellshock Q&A October 1, 2014 by Lee Painter What is Shellshock? The ‘Bash bug’, most commonly known as Shellshock is typically located within the command-line shell that is used within many Mac, Linux and UNIX operating systems, which can leave websites and devices powered by these operating systems open to risk. How does it work? Bash supports the export of not just shell […] Read more » online security password self service security
News Security Tech Alert Uncategorized The Shellshock Q&A October 1, 2014 by Lee Painter What is Shellshock? The ‘Bash bug’, most commonly known as Shellshock is typically located within the command-line shell that is used within many Mac, Linux and UNIX operating systems, which can leave websites and devices powered by these operating systems open to risk. How does it work? Bash supports the export of not just shell […] Read more » online security password self service security