Tag: password

  • 8 enterprise password managers and the companies who’ll love them

    8 enterprise password managers and the companies who’ll love them

    Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto   Contents If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’ve heard your business needs a password manager, or you’ve found out the hard way that you need one. Regardless of how you’ve come to realize that good business password management is essential, you’ve probably then found yourself faced with another problem:…

  • Password usage analysis of brute force attacks on honeypot servers

    Password usage analysis of brute force attacks on honeypot servers

    As Microsoft’s Head of Deception, Ross Bevington is responsible for setting up and maintaining honeypots that look like legitimate systems and servers. Honeypot systems are designed to pose as an attractive target for attackers. Sometimes they are left vulnerable to create a controllable and safe environment to study ongoing attacks. This provides researchers with data on…

  • Identity is replacing the password: What software developers and IT pros need to know

    Identity is replacing the password: What software developers and IT pros need to know

    Identity and access management is pushing application security past single-factor authentication (a password) and even multi-factor authentication to a risk management model says Ping Identity CEO. Identity and access management systems are making it easier for software developers to secure their applications, for employees and customers to access the tools and services they need and…