In the NAC products we tested, authentication varies from very strong to very weak, and every point in-between. When starting down your path of evaluating NAC products, decide very early what kind of ...

The process of authenticating and identifying individuals has become an increasingly important issue throughout the industry as government, corporate, industrial and institutional security ...

In our first post in this series, we talked about authentication: verifying whether someone is who he or she claims to be. In many instances, this is where system administrators call it a day, by ...

SPIFFE focuses on who a workload is. It issues cryptographic identities to services and workloads so they can prove their authenticity to each other without relying on stored secrets. OAuth focuses on ...

Elatec introduced the TCP3 authentication / release station, a small network appliance that enables devices without a USB port to incorporate an RFID or biometric reader, PIN pad or other form of user ...

When creating an access control system, it is important to remember that there is no single, correct solution — there are combinations of solutions. However, when it comes to security, there is no ...

A seasoned small business and technology writer and educator with more than 20 years of experience, Shweta excels in demystifying complex tech tools and concepts for ...

Learn how BYOD policies complicate Microsoft Intune authentication pricing, including Entra ID, Conditional Access, and additional security costs.

In previous posts I have discussed in depth the importance of authorization, specifically dynamic authorization, to control access to critical information assets. However, authorization is only a ...

If you need to make a table leg out of a block of wood, you have two options: You can either spend weeks working on it with a chisel, hammer and other assorted tools -- or you can clamp the block in a ...