Access Control
Access Control news, information, and how-to advice
Who owns identity and access management?
Learn the best practices for integrating identity management into your business while also staying ahead of cutting edge competition.
Striking a balance between customer experience, security and privacy
Everyone is a consumer with Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM).
Sinovel Wind Group found guilty of IP theft valued at $800 million
While American Superconductor's data logs and stores were helpful in convicting Sinovel Wind Group of IP theft, a data loss prevention strategy could have identified the thieves' activities sooner.
How to ensure that giving notice doesn’t mean losing data
The employee exit process often devolves into a fire-drill for IT teams. Having a documented process and a strong relationship with HR can help your team go from reactive to proactive.
Role-based access control is fine – who needs attribute-based access control?
The benefits in business agility and security confidence that come from role-based access control are more than worth the effort of deployment.
How to approach a Zero Trust security model for your enterprise
Implementing a Zero Trust model to protect your enterprise's critical systems could be worth the trouble.
What is access control? 5 enforcement challenges security professionals need to know
Access controls authenticate and authorize individuals to access the information they are allowed to see and use.
Dynamic authorization: a solution to navigating GDPR
With less than five months until the implementation of GDPR, organizations are scrambling to comply with the strict data security standards.
Transforming secure access to take on today’s cyber threats
Last year, 81% of cyber attacks involved compromised passwords—up from 63% the previous year. How much worse can it get? Let’s not wait around to find out.
What is Zero Trust? A model for more effective security
The technologies that support Zero Trust are moving into the mainstream. Here's why security experts say it might be the best way to stop data breaches.
Why data privacy should be respected throughout testing as well as production.
Password managers grow up, target business users
Enterprise-class password managers fill key security gaps left by single sign-on (SSO) and cloud access solutions.
How enterprise security transformed in 2017 and what comes next in 2018
Digital transformation and microservices made up the most impactful trends for the enterprise security industry in 2017, but what will have the biggest impact in 2018?
3 options for securing BYOD data
The devices and security measures used throughout an organization play a significant role in enabling safe, efficient remote work. Unfortunately, it can be quite challenging to determine which devices should be granted access to...
How the private sector can learn from government cybersecurity guidance
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been the voice of consensus and reference material in identity management cybersecurity best practices by outlining the requirements and providing insightful reference...
Department of Defense contractors must implement IT security controls by December 31
Organizations doing business with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) must demonstrate their ability meet higher levels IT security for their corporate network and systems by Dec. 31, 2017 or risk losing business.
Redefining perimeter network security: The future is a hybrid
As information pushes further into the cloud, the role of perimeter security is changing. It will become part of a multifaceted solution for network security.
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