The Password Problem

How many times have you forgotten one of your many passwords for a cooking website, Netflix login, email, newsletter or your fantasy football league? If you’re like most people, you’ve forgotten a few so far this year. Maybe you use the same or a nearly identical password for some of those services. Sometimes it’s as simple as “12345” and other times it can be “JohnDoeNetflix” and “JohnDoeGmail.” Today, we face a password problem — and it’s big. Not only do we struggle to remember many different passwords, but we also create unnecessary vulnerabilities when we use simple or similar passwords. Sometimes a user who doesn’t value creating a secure password can take down the most robust system. ...

Why Customers Choose The OptimalCloud For Cloud Based SSO

why the optimal cloud whitepaper Usage of the cloud has become more and more prevalent, even for areas that were classically on premise deployments. For example, the cloud Identity as a Service (IDaaS) market has grown substantially over the last few years. A major reason for the cloud adoption is that organizations have started to understand the true costs of maintaining an on premise identity deployment. The OptimalCloud offers the best solution to businesses interested in deploying a Single Sign-On solution that is cost effective and provides the following benefits over a more costly on premise solution: ...

Why You Should Consider The OptimalCloud

First, The OptimalCloud is a private Cloud built for the enterprise Fortune 500, with private dedicated servers for each customer offering the utmost in security.  On other cloud platforms you are pooled in a public cloud with other customers. Second, unlike other platforms which require you to synchronize your data to a public, shared cloud, with The OptimalCloud synchronization is not required. Your most critical data can remain on-premise, behind your firewalls and under your control. Third, The OptimalCloud is a concierge, “zero config”, customizable solution designed to fit the unique and complex needs of your enterprise organization.  Other vendors offer out-of-the-box  solutions that force you to adapt to their offering, with The Optimal Cloud you have a platform that adapts to your needs. Finally, The OptimalCloud is offered at an affordable flat, monthly fee. Other solutions charge a costly per user, per month fee. Imagine if your organization had 40,000 users – even at $1 per user per month…you do the math! ...

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  • The database in which all of your organization’s sensitive identity data is stored.
  • A digital ledger in which digital transactions are recorded chronologically and publicly.
  • Securely managing customer identity and profile data, and controlling customer access to applications and services.
  • The means of linking a person's electronic identity and attributes, stored across multiple distinct identity management systems.
  • A legal framework that sets guidelines for the collection and processing of personal information of individuals within the EU.
  • The policy-based centralized orchestration of user identity management and access control.
  • An authentication infrastructure that is built, hosted and managed by a third-party service provider.
  • A security system that requires more than one method of authentication from independent categories of credentials to verify the user's identity for a login or other transaction.
  • A global provider of innovative and affordable identity access management solutions. 
  • Managing and auditing account and data access by privileged users.
  • Tools and technologies for controlling user access to critical information within an organization.
  • An authentication process that allows a user to access multiple applications with one set of login credentials.