02.18.2019 - Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures – How to Unite Your Active Directories
CIOs that are under pressure to bring two companies’ IT systems and applications together after a merger or acquisition can unify their directory services quickly and inexpensively with a Virtual Identity Server. This paper looks at three of the leading approaches to bridging disparate sets of directory services into one seamless directory following a merger or acquisition. Conversely, we’ll look at the aspect of a divestiture, in which one company must entirely split out from another. Here, too, directory services play a role in a clean and quick divestiture or spin-off. ...
02.6.2019 - European Identity & Cloud Conference Ticket Giveaway
Optimal IdM is giving away tickets to the conference! Win one of three free tickets to the entire conference and workshop sessions. Participation is free of charge and the closing date for entries is March 8, 2019. Winners will be notified by e-mail and/or by phone. ...
01.29.2019 - Hotel Show-and-Tell – Massive Data Breach Exposes Identities Part 2 of 2
This is Part II of a 2 Part Blog…click here for Part I ...
01.17.2019 - Typing Biometrics and Other Multi-Factor Authentication Methods: When Passwords Are Not Enough
81% of data breaches are from weak, default or stolen passwords. Leveraging MFA when it’s offered lessens the attack vector for digital identity impersonation attempts. This paper looks at existing MFA options, including biometric typing technology, examines decision factors for MFA and discusses the difference between various authentication methodologies. ...
01.7.2019 - Hotel Show-and-Tell – Massive Data Breach Exposes Identities Part 1 of 2
If you were one of the 500 million users affected by the December 2018 Marriott/Starwoods password breach, your credentials were exposed, your personal details were collected as was, possibly, your credit card information on file. ...
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.” ...