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Defender Two-Factor Authentication: Prove Identity, Establish Trust

Are you absolutely certain the person accessing your network resources is who he says he is? In today's world it's harder than ever to verify that it really IS your employee logging into your network. The Quest technical brief, "Defender 5: The Right Way to Prove...

Tags: Network, Two-factor Authentication, Quest Software Inc., Identity, Networking

White papers 2009-03-16

Tokenless Two-Factor Authentication: It Finally Adds Up

Securing access to sensitive corporate and customer data is critical, especially in industries that require a regulatory-compliant environment. While two-factor authentication is an effective security solution, traditional two-factor systems have been difficult to implement and administer, leading to limited adoption. PhoneFactor uses any mobile phone or landline as the second...

Tags: Two-factor Authentication, PhoneFactor

White papers 2009-01-08

Is Strong Authentication Strong Enough? Why Out of Band, Two-Factor Authentication is the Only Way to Truly Protect Your Corporate Network

Every day we hear news reports of data breaches among America's leading corporations and the identity theft and fraud that results. Corporate networks are under attack, and the frequency of assaults and sophistication of the methods employed are increasing. Recent attacks even claim to defeat some two-factor methods, the industry...

Tags: Network, Two-factor Authentication, Positive Networks Inc., Authentication, Attack, Security

Webcasts 2008-09-22

Leverage the Benefits of a Shared Authentication Network to Help Drive Consumer Retention and Strengthen Competitor Differentiation

This white paper introduces the concept of a shared two-factor authentication network, and discusses why a shared network for strong authentication is an essential requirement for continued customer participation in online interactions and commerce. It further explains how the network effect can help drive widespread consumer adoption of strong authentication,...

Tags: Network, Two-factor Authentication, Benefit, VeriSign Inc., Authentication, Security

White papers 2008-07-15

Guide to Evaluating Two-Factor Solutions

If you're in the market for a two-factor solution, don't miss this TechRepublic Webcast, now available on demand. Learn how to choose the two-factor solution that is the right for your business. The Webcast highlights key drivers for a successful two-factor implementation, identifies key evaluation criteria, and compares various two-factor...

Tags: Webcast, Two-factor Authentication, Positive Networks Inc., Authentication, Security

Webcasts 2008-07-10

Blizzard introducing two-factor authentication for WoW gamers

Password stealing malware targeting popular MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft for instance, has become so prevalent, that video game developers are taking their authentication model a step further, by introducing two-factor authentication into play. And while marketable, is the new authentication layer actually useful in a real life situation?...

Tags: Password, Two-factor Authentication, World Of Warcraft, Malware, Gamer, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Games, Cyberthreats, Security, Personal Technology, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Affordable Two-Factor Authentication Made Easy

With the push for stronger security, greater efficiency in user access, and easier compliance, two-factor authentication has rapidly become the most effective approach to achieve these goals. But to get two-factor authentication, you might think your options are limited to expensive, proprietary solutions that are difficult to deploy and use....

Tags: Two-factor Authentication, Quest Software Inc.

Webcasts 2008-06-12

IT Manager Webcast: How Microsoft IT Secures Mobile Devices (Level 200)

The presenter of this webcast explains how Microsoft IT is empowering the mobile workforce via the deployment of the Windows Mobile platform. Microsoft IT fully integrates Windows Mobile features and applications, with both established hardware and infrastructure, and future plans support master security policy migrations, such as complete two-factor authentication...

Tags: Webcast, Mobile, Two-factor Authentication, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software

Webcasts 2008-04-10

Strong Authentication for Virtual Data Rooms - iRoom

Imprima deals with financial communications needs and is trusted sensitive data and documents which need to be held securely. Stringent access controls are a key consideration and the clients need to control of who sees what and when. As a solution Deepnet QuickID soft tokens provide strong, two-factor authentication solution...

Tags: Financial, Two-factor Authentication, Authentication, Imprima

Case studies 2008-03-07

Top Trends Impacting Two-Factor Authentication

2008 brings with it new IT security challenges and issues that network and systems administrators should be aware of. Utilizing a 2008 survey of IT professionals from leading enterprises, this Webcast will summarize the top security issues which network security professionals should be prepared to face in 2008. ...

Tags: Two-factor Authentication, Positive Networks Inc., Security

Webcasts 2008-02-14

Best Practices for Authenticating Mobile Workers and Securing Data Access

In an environment where business and government databases store ever-increasing amounts of sensitive and confidential data - and where a growing number of employees need to access that data remotely - password security alone is insufficient to ensure user authentication. Many organizations are turning to two-factor authentication, which requires two...

Tags: Mobile, Two-factor Authentication, Data Access, Best Practice, Token, Securecomputing

White papers 2007-12-07

WiKID 1.0.6 (Windows)

The WiKID Strong Authentication System is a commercial/open source software-based two-factor authentication solution. We built WiKID to be a flexible, extensible, and secure alternative to tokens, certificates and passwords. The Firefox extension uses semantic web technology to automatically enter the one-time password for user, making it very simple for the...

Tags: Two-factor Authentication, Microsoft Windows, Token, WiKID Systems, WiKID Strong Authentication System, Semantic Web, Internet

Software downloads 2007-09-27

Two-Factor Authentication: An Essential Guide in the Fight Against Internet Fraud

This paper will classify credential theft related attacks into two broad categories: active and passive. The paper will examine different technologies for online authentication and analyse their strengths and weaknesses. In particular the paper will look at two-factor authentication methods and provide an empirical comparison of these methods. The paper...

Tags: Internet, Two-factor Authentication, Fraud, GPayments

White papers 2006-02-02

Two-Factor Authentication: A Total Cost of Ownership Viewpoint

Download this free White Paper on VeriSign Unified Authentication now and discover the most cost-effective, secure, and reliable authentication solution available to protect your entire network. Reduce your TCO up to 40%. Scale to meet the authentication demands of employees, customers and business partners – without getting locked into a...

Tags: Two-factor Authentication, VeriSign Inc., TCO, Authentication, Roi/Tco, Security, Finance, Managerial Accounting

White papers 2005-04-01

Microsoft's answer to phishing: Two IDs

Microsoft's answer to phishing: Two IDsBarking up the wrong tree...Two factor authentication (e.g. something you have: token, something you now: password) is used to authenticate a user to an entity such as a bank.Two factor authentication does nothing to authenticate the entity, such as the bank, to the user.Banks or...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., phishing, Two-Factor Authentication, bank

Discussion threads 2004-11-17

Rainbow iKey 1000 1.18.17.67 (Windows)

The SafeNet iKey™ 1000 USB-based two-factor authentication token provides a very cost-effective and easy-to-use control for multiple applications and network services, as in Virtual Private Networks VPN, and controls Intranet, Extranet, and Internet access. The iKey 1000 series can also be used in Public Key Infrastructure PKI environments. The...

Tags: USB Controller, Smart Card, Two-factor Authentication, Microprocessor, Microsoft Windows, Token, iKey 1000 Token, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Security

Software downloads 2003-11-17

Symantec Defender 4.0 (Windows)

Symantec's Defender? provides two-factor authentication which uniquely authenticates users without forcing them to remember another new password. For enterprises needing highly scalable user authentication in dial-up, VPN, firewall, or other remote access environments supporting RADIUS? , Defender is a standards-based, strong two-factor authentication security solution. Defender uses standards-based challenge/response...

Tags: Symantec Corp., Password, Two-factor Authentication, Microsoft Windows, Token, Security

Software downloads 2000-09-04

Additional Resources

Asus Wireless-N RT-N16 router offers 300Mbps throughput

ASUS on Tuesday announced the RT-N16 router, touting speed for data transfers, simplicity for usage and security. The RT-N16 offers a maximum wireless speed throughput of 300Mbps and enables 24/7 downloads to wireless clients, even when PCs are off. The router comes with...

Tags: ASUS, Security, Router, IP, Wireless, RT-N16, Network Technology, Networking, Scanners, Routers & Switches, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-30

Zimbra Collaboration Suite 6.0 beta 2 (Mac)

Zimbra Collaboration Suite ZCS is modern, innovative messaging and collaboration.-Zimbra is the leading open source solution for enterprise, service provider, academic, and government environments; offering administrators and their end-users unmatched benefits and TCO. Zimbra is popular choice for today's growing-Linux email server base. ZCS features an award-winning Ajax web client...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mobile, Zimbra, Mobile Device, Beta, Zimbra Collaboration Suite, Zimbra Collaboration Suite Network Edition, Microsoft Outlook, Wireless And Mobility, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-26

At what stage of life is the open source industry?

At what stage of life is the open source industry?First, you must define "open source".My point is many think open source is the GPL and Linux, in my opinion that is not true and "open source" is what we passed around in the local computer clubs two or three decades...

Tags: open source, stage-of-life, open-source industry

Discussion threads 2009-06-25