11.30.2018 - HTTP Header Session Protection
The HTTP protocol was designed as a transport protocol to fetch and return content and to display HTML or other functions. But, HTTP wasn’t designed with authentication security top of mind. Approximately 40% of data breaches originate from attacks on web apps. And many of these breaches are preventable. HTTP header session protection as a part of your SSO solution should be at the forefront of your mind. ...
10.11.2018 - Identity Management Challenges for Retailers
In part one of our retail blog series we discussed protecting consumer identity. Read on as we discuss other identity issues retailers face. ...
09.10.2018 - Identity And Access Management Solutions: Build vs. Buy
The build versus buy dilemma is one that nearly every company debates internally. This discussion often surfaces when the I.T. department wants to consider a purchase for software that either the in-house developers or CIO feels could be done in house. Why pay for what you can do yourself? Unfortunately, life is not that simple. There are a number of variables that should drive this discussion. I’ll share three (3) considerations here and have you refer to the Optimal IdM whitepaper, “Build vs. Buy – Identity And Access Management Solutions”, for a more detailed look. ...
09.7.2018 - Interview: “How to Protect Your Identity in the Workplace”
Mike Brengs from Optimal gives Alayna Pehrson from Best Company some tips on “How to Protect Your Identity in the Workplace”. The full article can be seen here: https://bestcompany.com/identity-theft/blog/how-to-protect-your-identity-in-the-workplace ...
08.23.2018 - Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management, Worldwide
According to Gartner, “Niche Players provide access management technology that are a good match for specific use cases. They may focus on specific industries or have a geographically limited footprint/ however, they can actually outperform many competitors.” ...
08.20.2018 - Troubleshooting Federation with Fiddler – Part 3 of 3 – Debug Oauth2 and OpenID Connect Federation Issues
Fiddler is simply the best tool to debug federation issues. Optimal IdM has just released a white paper on this which you can download from our website. This is part two of a three-part blog series on this topic. In part one we covered how to use Fiddler to debug WS-Federation issues. In part two we covered how to use Fiddler to debug SAML 2.0 federation issues. Here in part 3 we will cover how to use Fiddler to debug Oauth2 and OpenID Connect federation issues. ...
08.15.2018 - Optimal IdM Announces FIDO Compliance with U2F Integration
U2F integration now an additional MFA option with The OptimalCloud. ...
07.23.2018 - Manufacturers Need Industrial-Quality Access Control
Ideas about cybersecurity in the manufacturing sector have started to change, and it’s about time. Until recently, a common misperception among those in the industrial world was that that they had little to attract hackers—no credit card data, no health records, no bitcoin. But manufacturers do have data, and it’s immensely valuable — their trade secrets. Profit isn’t the only motivation for hackers many just want to cause chaos. There are plenty of reasons for hackers to attack manufacturing systems; the proof is that one out of three industrial control systems (ICS) computers were hacked last year (Kaspersky Lab, Sept 2017). ...
07.17.2018 - Troubleshooting Federation with Fiddler – Part 2 of 3 – Debug SAML 2.0 Federation Issues
In part one of our series on “Troubleshooting Federation with Fiddler”, we covered how to use Fiddler to debug WS-Federation issues. In part two we will cover how to use Fiddler to debug SAML 2.0 federation issues. ...
07.5.2018 - Troubleshooting Federation with Fiddler – Part 1 of 3 – Debugging WS-Federation Issues
Fiddler is simply the best tool to debug federation issues. Optimal IdM has just released a White Paper on this which you can download on the left side of this page. This is part one of a three-part blog series on this topic. In this blog we will cover how to use Fiddler to debug WS-Federation issues. ...