Passwords are an essential security technique. This white paper reviews best practices to password management and provides contrast methods of dealing with Enterprise Single Sign-On (ESSO) and describes an alternative approach to ESSO. 

This report shows how RoboForm Enterprise password management solution, can increase corporate security, eliminate password related help desk calls, improve end user productivity, and decrease overall IT costs. 

OAuth defeats the password anti-pattern, creating a consistent, flexible identity and policy architecture for web applications, web services, devices, and desktop clients attempting to communicate with Cloud APIs. 

The majority of user authentication schemes today still use userid and password. The burden to users of managing large numbers of userids and passwords has led to proposals for Federated Identity systems, where a single set of credentials can be used to authenticate with several organisations, which have agreed to work together as a federation. 

In this week's issue of Computer Weekly, we look at the key technologies that retailers are turning to for IT-enabling customers' Christmas shopping. We examine research revealing the huge cost of application software that fails to meet requirements; and we talk to one of the pioneers of agile software development. Download the new issue now. 

Although Windows Vista is seen as a failure in the marketplace, it’s a success in the security world. This month, Information Security Magazine goes behind the curtains of Vista as Paget unveils a firsthand account of her experience, exploring why it’s a success that deserves recognition. 

This on-demand webcast outlines the steps to building a business case for your identity management program. 

This short podcast discusses controlling IT costs and using security as an enabler for innovation. Listen in as an IBM Security expert suggests ways to ensure the security of information without inhibiting employee productivity. 

Writing a corporate security policy might seem complex, but ultimately it is a collection of many small policies. These ten security policies (or sub-policies) are essential to every organization, regardless of size, location, age, mission, or the product or service produced, and are presented here (in no particular order). 

Take this survey and find out how well your current access control solution is working, and learn where you can find a more effective one. 

This white paper provides an introduction to leveraging user credentials securely through federated identity management. 

View this webcast to gain expert insight into the current state and complexity of the security breaches landscape. You’ll hear about some of the more immediate areas of critical concern and practical ways that you can prepare your organization to mitigate the associated risks in the year ahead. 

In this paper, ESET research teams revisit their top ten list on what people can do to protect themselves against malicious activity, and offers key advice based on today’s changing environments, while still applying the basic principles.