Access Management - Articles - Page 160

Using a Federated Identity Service as an Authentication Hub

A Million Paths to Everywhere: The Internal Authentication Challenge

January 28, 2014

Authenticating users and securely communicating authorization information with a cloud application – or any Web-based portal – requires a common endpoint acting as the enterprise IdP.

TSA Considers Allowing Screeners to Carry Cellphones

January 23, 2014

The TSA is considering a policy change that would allow airport security screeners to carry cellphones so they can quickly call for help in an emergency.

How to Find Solutions for Legacy Systems

Kim Rahfaldt

January 14, 2014

The signs are there. Your system is slow, you are working with outdated technology and your software has reached maximum capacity.

How First Responders Can Take Advantage of Key Controls during Emergencies

Fernando Pires

January 14, 2014

It used to be that the word “lockdown” was only used in reference to an emergency protocol to restrict movement in a prison environment.

How RFID and NFC Technology Enhances the Enterprise

RFID-based access control can build those consumer-friendly functions for enterprises while still streamlining the business for smoother operations and security.

Claire Meyer

January 6, 2014

In the consumerization of IT, such as the Bring Your Own Device movement, employees and stakeholders want their services delivered according to their preferences, and more and more are demanding digital, high-tech solutions.

Increasing Infant Abductions Forces Hospitals to Stop Releasing Birth Notices

January 6, 2014

The Wisconsin State Journal will stop publishing birth announcements later this week because Madison’s two birthing hospitals will no longer provide the information to the newspaper.

Schools to Stop Serving as Polling Stations Citing Security Concerns

January 5, 2014

Some schools want to end their traditional role as polling places because of security concerns.

Privacy Concerns Over Disney MagicBand

January 1, 2014

Some visitors have expressed concern over privacy while wearing a MagicBand around the Walt Disney World Resort.

Parents Protest Removal of School Security Officers

December 22, 2013

Parents at a school in Lindenhurst, NJ are protesting the school district's removal of security officers from its elementary schools.

Looking Ahead at Government Biometrics in 2014

Mark Clifton

December 10, 2013

The global biometrics market is expected to reach $20 billion by 2018, according to the recently released second edition of the Global Biometrics System Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2018 report. While public sector adoption of biometrics trails that of the private sector – as is the case with many emerging technologies – adoption across the U.S. government is accelerating.