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Logical access security is a hot topic

Oakland, CA, May 6, 2015

Logical access security is how you logon to your computer network, traditionally with a user name and password.

It’s a hot topic for a few reasons:

1. Vulnerability of passwords:
   Most organizations still rely on passwords to secure access to data. And passwords are the single most commonly exploited security vulnerability.
   
   
2. Network breaches:
   Headline news regularly announce the latest network security breach, resulting in the exposure of valuable data, systems crashing, and often fines.
   
   
3. Industry compliance requirements:
   Many industry groups and government organizations now require that members demonstrate compliance to their published logical access security protocols, such as HIPAA, FIPS 140, CJIS.
   
   
4. Market activity:
   Many vendors are focusing on this vulnerability, raising awareness in a big way, but often offering solutions that are overkill for the problem that needs to be solved.
   
   

The simple solution for solving the logical access security hole is "two-factor authentication".

• One factor is what you have: a card or token.
• The second factor is what you know: your PIN.

Two-factor authentication has been recommended by Homeland Security and government directives for years, along with a password management program, as the way to solve logical access vulnerabilities.

Organizations that already use a building access card can add both two-factor authentication and password management simply by installing the Sphinx software.

For a more detailed description see: Remove Your Biggest IT Security Risk with Sphinx

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