I was working with a colleague the other day and watched as he logged on to several Windows servers over Remote Desktop. In each case he typed in a username and password; it was painful to watch! Hadn't he ever heard of Windows Credential Manager? The conflict here is maintaining good password security...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Active Directory is here to stay. As Active Directory increasingly becomes the single facilitator of information flow in your organization, it’s important to consider how you’re going to administer and secure Active Directory in a long...
2010 is turning out to be a big year for Microsoft Active Directory. A 10th birthday celebration indicates that organizations have made the commitment to Active Directory . Performing migrations and re-architecting for better business alignment, companies are now also considering its role in Identity...
Prime Care Technologies, a trusted service provider for Fortune 1000 and Healthcare companies, recently set out to consolidate and standardize their approach to security and administration. In pursuit of achieving and maintaining HIPAA compliance , streamlining their operations, and securely servicing...
After multiple rounds with an identity thieft last year, I think twice about what happens with my personal information when I share it. And while I’d rather not give my personal information to anyone, as the old saying goes, there are really only two certainties in life, death and taxes. As I work...
It’s that time of year; the auditors are out and organizations across the globe are assessing their security posture. To be compliant or not to be compliant… that is the question that auditors and security teams alike are out to answer. In the past, Active Directory has often been overlooked...
Here's an interesting take on the threat from insiders - not that they are malicious, but rather just not that bothered with security risks. In this case it's a study showing that many IT administrators are unconcerned about the risk of former employees attacking their organization. (I supposed...
One of the big problems (sadly) facing a lot of companies in these turbulent times is how to securely de-provision employees. Layoffs are an ugly thing, but what can make them a whole lot uglier is if the ex-employees leave a little parting gift for everyone else, as happened recently at Fannie Mae....