Security News

Duress Codes for Fingerprint Access Control (Schneier on Security)
2017-01-26 20:03

Mike Specter has an interesting idea on how to make biometric access-control systems more secure: add a duress code. For example, you might configure your iPhone so that either thumb or forefinger...

PacketFence: Free and open source network access control (Help Net Security)
2016-02-22 14:00

PacketFence is a fully supported, free and open source network access control (NAC) solution. Its feature set includes a captive-portal for registration and remediation, centralized wired and...

Software-Defined Perimeter enables application-specific access control (Help Net Security)
2015-11-02 09:00

Back in the early 1990s enterprises migrated away from proprietary protocols such as DECnet, SNA, and Novell IPX to common standards such as IP. The motivation was the open nature of IP and access to ...

BLEKey Device Breaks RFID Physical Access Controls (Threatpost)
2015-08-06 20:42

A device called BEKey which is the size of a quarter and can be installed in 60 seconds on a proximity card reader could potentially be used to break physical access controls in 80 percent of deployments.

Access control and password management solution for privileged endpoints (Help Net Security)
2015-06-04 15:58

Bomgar and Thycotic have partnered to provide enterprises with better control and visibility of access to critical endpoints and privileged accounts. Bomgar Privileged Access Management enables sec...

OIG audit criticizes HHS access controls
2014-07-30 10:02

http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/office-inspector-general-audit-criticizes-hhs-access-controls/2014-07-29 By Susan D. Hall FierceHealthIT.com July 29, 2014