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 ...

The introduction of the PIV card represents a major step forward in the standardization of access control within the federal government. There is now one standard identity card that is centrally ...

With the rapid advancement of technology and the growing number of security threats, both physical and cyber, conventional methods of access control have become insufficient in ensuring the security ...

In an era where security and convenience are paramount, smart locks have emerged as a cutting-edge alternative for access ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...