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 ...

With more business owners and information technology managers using payments networks with smartphones and other mobile devices, Trustwave figured it was time to put up more walls of defense to keep ...

Although vendor-written, this contributed piece does not promote a product or service and has been edited and approved by Network World editors. Usernames and passwords act as a gateway. Insert ...

The most common way cyber-criminal hackers break into enterprise networks is by stealing or guessing usernames and passwords. The attacks, whether the goal is stealing information, executing a ...

Networks such as Ethernet (Intranet, Internet), wireless (cell phone,WiFi), and power-line communication (PLC) each consist of a server orbase station and the nodes or network devices. Such networks ...

The landscape of identity and access management (IAM) is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the integration of biometric technologies. This evolution marks a significant shift from ...

Microsoft this week announced a preview of "Authentication Strength," a new control for organizations using the Azure Active Directory Conditional Access service. Authentication Strength lets IT pros ...

Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol, better known as PEAP is a protocol that adds an extra layer of security to wireless LANs and point-to-point connections with PEAP passwords. The protocol ...

A device that functions as an access control point for users in remote locations connecting to a company's internal network or to an ISP. Also called a "media gateway" or a "remote access server" (RAS ...