Viewing posts from February, 2012
Do factors really factor anymore?
Posted by: admin 12 years, 10 months ago
In the old days, two-factor authentication was quite simple. It was defined as using more than one of 1. Something you know; 2. Something you have or 3. Something you are. This definition seemed to work well for us for some time. Now, however, it is seriously fraying. Why? Consider this:
Single-site browser
Posted by: admin 12 years, 10 months ago
Read Jeremiah Grossman's post about "A Single-Site Browser’s impact on XSS, CSRF, and Clickjacking". The benefits of using a Single-Site Browser are clear: reduced risk of XSS, CSRF and Clickjacking. So, why isn't every bank in the world and every user of SSL-VPNs not deploying single-site browsers?
Law firms targeted for client's information
Posted by: admin 12 years, 10 months ago
When we first started WiKID, back in the days of Nextel J2ME phones and Mobitex Blackberries, the concept of using a software token on a wireless device faced one crucial issue: very few companies had broad, company-wide deployments of wireless devices. We spoke to Bellsouth and Cingular, but met a lot of resistance. The info sec people there didn't want to risk choosing a start-up with a new two-factor authentication technology. The other failing effort we made was targeting law firms, where each partner carried a Blackberry. We made the argument that law firms should adopt two-factor authentication because they would be targeted for their client's information and maintaining security would help keep customers. At the same time, lawyers needed access to information. Did they bite? Not so much.
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