IDENTITY & ACCESS Articles
Industrial controllers need security rewrite
The stripped down systems that control many manufacturing, utility and industrial processes have enormous security issues, researchers find.
Face recognition and social media meet in the shadows
Researchers obtain partial SSNs and other sensitive information starting with just a Facebook profile photo. Richard Power interviews Alessandro Acquisti.
Digitized medical records are easy prey, but all is not lost
Christopher Burgess on writing a new prescription for health data trust.
Google's Two-Step Authentication Goes Worldwide
Google said Thursday that it has rolled out its two-step authentication sign-in system to 40 languages across over 150 countries.
Passwords in Mac OS X Can Be Pilfered with New Tool
A company that makes password recovery tools has released one that can snatch passwords from a locked or sleeping Macintosh running Mac OS X Lion by plugging another computer into the Mac's FireWire port. The attack technique is several years old and the only way to defend against it is to turn the Mac off.
Many employees would sell corporate information, finds study.
Research from SailPoint asked thousands of global employees about how they are using sensitive corporate data and found many in one country would be willing to steal it and sell it for profit
Heathrow to Install Facial Recognition Scanners
The U.K.'s largest airport, Heathrow, will install facial recognition scanners by September for international and domestic passengers to prevent illegal immigration in the country.
T-Mobile Securing Android Phones with Good
T-Mobile is hoping to make it easier for businesses to use Android phones by reselling secure e-mail services from Good Technology.
House Panel Approves Data Breach Notification Bill
A House subcommittee approves a data breach notification bill.
Automating and securing file transfers: key issues
Managed file transfer products help centralize, standardize and control the flow of data inside and outside the enterprise. Here are 10 things to look for.
