Identity and access management products

Experts: IDS is here to stay

IDS technology has survived predictions that it would be replaced by IPS. One expert says it will remain a separate product while IPS is folded into firewalls. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Review: Sun Java System Identity Manager 7.0 'impressive'

Hot Pick: Sun Java System Identity Manager 7.0 excels with agentless connectors, scalability and amazing auditing. Continue Reading

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• Brad Causey

RFID privacy, security should start with design

Companies planning to deploy radio frequency identification technology (RFID) must demand that privacy and security issues are addressed early. Continue Reading

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• Robert Westervelt, TechTarget

Sourcefire fixes Snort flaw

Attackers could exploit a flaw in the popular open source Snort IDS tool to cause a denial of service or launch malicious code. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Quiz: Using IAM tools to improve compliance

A five-question multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of the content presented by expert Tom Bowers in this lesson of SearchSecurity.com's Identity and Access Management Security School. Continue Reading

Symantec unveils 'universal ID system'

Symantec said the goal is to create a universally accepted identity system across all Web sites -- from online financial institutions to retailers -- for millions of consumers. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

McAfee: Malware all about ID theft

The use of keylogger technology is surging and there's been a 100-fold rise in phishing attacks, according to a new report from McAfee. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner, Senior News Writer

ID theft victim to TJX customers: Mind your data

Customers should guard their own data, says one ID theft victim. Meanwhile, some in the banking industry say TJX may have stored more data than necessary. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner

Review: Lancope StealthWatch 5.5 offers more than IDS

Hot Pick: StealthWatch goes far beyond traditional intrusion detection, with powerful network-monitoring features. The optional IDentity-1000 is an essential addition. Continue Reading

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• Sandra Kay Miller, Contributing Writer

Identity and Access Management Security School

This Security School explores critical topics related to helping security practitioners establish and maintain an effective identity and access management plan. Continue Reading

Strong authentication for businesses large and small

Product review: Customer service could return calls more quickly when there's a problem. But overall, RSA SecurID Appliance 2.0 delivers robust, scalable protection. Continue Reading

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• Phoram Mehta, Contributing Writer

How to survive a data breach

When Colin Crook offers advice on how companies should deal a security breach, he speaks from experience. He was CTO of Citicorp [now Citigroup, parent company of Citibank] 10 years ago when a hacker penetrated the company's network.

Crook is now senior advisor to the Wharton Fellows at the University of Pennsylvania, a member of the New York Academy of Sciences; fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and co-author of "The Power of Impossible Thinking." He shared his experiences with customers of Framingham, Mass.-based ID management firm Courion Corp. during the company's Converge05 conference last week. Business executives, he argues, must do better at listening to others and understand security is about humans, not machinery.

In the first of a two-part question-and-answer feature, Crook explains how companies can survive the fallout from a data heist.

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• Bill Brenner

Who should be on (and off) the hook for ID theft?

An influential cryptographer and a panel of technologists today debate how best to fight false authentication and fraudulent transactions. Continue Reading

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• Anne Saita, TechTarget

Are identities safer on laptops than central databases?

Microsoft pledges better ID security. Given the theft of a laptop storing 100,000 Social Security numbers, Redmond's approach could prove controversial. Continue Reading

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• SearchSecurity.com Staff

ID theft and national security

Check out what some ITKnowledge Exchange members had to say about this controversial issue. Continue Reading

ID theft remains No. 1 worry

For the fifth straight year, the FTC said most complaints came from identity theft victims. And that's a problem for enterprises. Continue Reading

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• Bill Brenner