In today’s mobile workforce, millions of organizations are put at risk due to faulty or unsecure remote access connections. To rectify their security concerns and overcome the complexities of managing large-scale VPN rollouts, NCP engineering has released a new version of its Secure Enterprise Management (SEM) system. The software provides unparalleled security with the new NCP [...]
Archive for the ‘2 Factor Authentication’ Category
NCP Launches Enhanced Secure Enterprise Management with Advanced Authentication
Posted: 11th December 2012 by VPN Haus in 2 Factor Authentication, VPNTags: NCP Advanced Authentication, NCP engineering, Secure Enterprise Management 3.0, SEM, SEM 3.0
Why Identification and Authentication Matter, Part 2
Posted: 19th June 2012 by VPN Haus in 2 Factor Authentication, IT policy, Rethink Remote AccessTags: IT security, Network Security, remote access, security
By Joe Schembri Last week, I provided a quick summary of identification and authentication. Continuing with this, today I’ll dive into why these factors are so critical for remote access solutions. Why Identification and Authentication Are Important to Secure Remote Access Connections With remote access, users are not under LAN administrative control, which exposes the [...]
Why Identification and Authentication Matter, Part 1
Posted: 12th June 2012 by VPN Haus in 2 Factor Authentication, UncategorizedTags: authentication, identification, IT security, remote access
By Joe Schembri I recently wrote about what should be included on a remote access security checklist. A reader, very aptly, asked why identification and authentication were not on the list. I’d like to take a moment to address this – and retroactively amend my prior list to include identification and authentication. Here’s a basic [...]
Security vs. Privacy—Are IP addresses outdated for authentication?
Posted: 4th August 2011 by VPN Haus in 2 Factor Authentication, Expert Q&A, Rethink Remote AccessTags: authentication, IP, IP address
We recently participated in pretty interesting webcast from G+ (a community of academics and entrepreneurs sponsored by the Gerson Lehrman Group – not Google +). The webcast was on the topic of security vs. privacy, with Dr. Tim Gibson, assistant director of cyber systems at Draper Labs, talking about the state of authentication in the [...]
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Why Two-Factor Authentication Matters
Posted: 25th April 2013 by VPN Haus in 2 Factor Authentication, Industry Commentary, IPsecTags: NCP Secure Enterprise Management, Network Security, two-factor authentication
By Patrick Oliver Graf, General Manager, NCP engineering At the end of last year, we spent some time discussing a few projected network security trends for 2013. While there was room for debate on some topics, most people agreed that there was a clear need for more secure authentication methods. In hindsight, it appears that [...]