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A Hybrid Approach for Migrating IAM to the Cloud

By Merritt Maxim We continue to hear about how cloud, mobility and the consumerization of IT has the potential to transform business. However, the ongoing hype around these trends may lead some to believe that these trends require an “all or none” approach. This can create conflicts a ...

Posted 10 June 2013 by Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)

tags: cloud computing, IAM, identity, SaaS, authentication

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The Shrinking Security Model: Micro-perimeters

By Ed King As cloud and mobile computing make enterprise IT ever more extended, the traditional security model of keeping the bad guys out and allowing only the good guys in no longer works well. While the reach of the enterprise has expanded, the security perimeter may actually have to shrink to ...

Posted 20 March 2013 by Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)

tags: authentication, SSO, cloud computing, API

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1.5 Factor Authentication: Myth or Fact?

Last week, I met with Steven Hope, technical director at Winfrasoft, a multi-factor authentication company. As Hope was introducing me to the company and their suite of products, he listed everything they offer: “PINgrid, PINphrase and PINpass which deliver strong and affordable two-fac ...

Posted 20 December 2012 by Eleanor Dallaway

tags: Authentication , Winfrasoft , Two-factor , PINgrid

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Debunking the Gospel of Security Marketing

Identity and access management are critical for most, if not all organizations – whether its employee access to enterprise networks, or customers who need access to your products and services. Authentication – and the credentials that make it possible – is at the heart of many data ...

Posted 27 August 2012 by Drew Amorosi

tags: data loss, data breach, identity and access management, authentication

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Safe Authentication for Remote Sys-Admin Tasks

Not all systems administration (sys-admin) is done by people. Some applications need administrator access to communicate and make changes. Furthermore, remote management tasks are often carried out using pre-set procedures in sys-admin tools, for example the backup of branch office devices. For thi ...

Posted 15 February 2012 by Bob Tarzey

tags: authentication, identity

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OAuth – authentication and authorization for mobile applications

By Paul Madsen Federation is a model of identity management that distributes the various individual components of an identity operation amongst different actors. The presumption being that the jobs can be distributed according to which actors are best suited or positioned to take them on. For insta ...

Posted 03 May 2011 by Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)

tags: cloud , security, authentication, identity, access management, mobile application

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