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Google search reveals private Telstra customer data

2013-05-22T09:56:07-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on May 22, 2013 09:55 AM
Another reminder about the dangers of relying on a third party for the security of your two-factor authentication system.

More on user validation for two-factor authentication via our API

2013-05-20T10:37:14-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on May 20, 2013 11:06 AM
More than one way to skin a cat...

Wisdom about two-factor authentication based on facts

2013-05-16T13:47:52-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on May 16, 2013 02:01 PM
A late-ish note about the Verizon DBIR.

PCI Compliance

2013-05-15T12:31:31-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on May 15, 2013 12:31 PM
A reminder for those using our two-factor authentication system to meet PCI requirements.

Using the WiKID API in your two-factor authentication roll-out

2013-05-14T11:05:33-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on May 14, 2013 11:30 AM
We are doing a series of posts about how to use the wAuth API to manage your two-factor authentication deployment. In this post, we discuss how to create a simple CSR app that allows customer service reps to validate users.

WiKID's two-factor authentication API

2013-05-09T13:55:12-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on May 09, 2013 01:55 PM
Starting a series of blog posts about how to use our API to reduce the costs and hassles of rolling out two-factor authentication.

Two-factor authentication for twitter

2013-04-24T17:33:34-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Apr 24, 2013 05:55 PM
Forget the hype, look at the numbers. Proceed rationally.

New Drupal two-factor module released - CMS authentication issues

2013-02-28T15:59:16-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Feb 28, 2013 02:59 PM
We've released a Drupal module for WiKID, which made me think about how software projects should handle authentication.

Big Data vs Easy Data: The WiKID OSSIM plugin

2013-02-12T16:58:37-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Feb 12, 2013 04:01 PM
Send log information to OSSIM, the Alienvault open-source SIEM with our new plugin.

Local governments adopting two-factor authentication, but at what cost?

2013-02-07T14:15:07-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Feb 07, 2013 01:30 PM
Needless to say, we're big fans of Two-factor authentication, but if you break the bank buying it, what is left for 'defense-in-depth'.

The boy who cried "PWNAGE"!

2013-01-17T12:33:10-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Jan 17, 2013 11:49 AM
"Just another vulnerability annoucement" is funny, but lack of focus on the issues does a disservice to the industry.

The Phoenix Project

2013-01-15T11:08:51-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Jan 15, 2013 10:18 AM
Some thoughts on "THE PHOENIX PROJECT: A NOVEL ABOUT IT, DEVOPS, AND HELPING YOUR BUSINESS WIN".

How to not add two-factor authentication to your product

2012-12-03T15:23:59-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Dec 03, 2012 02:24 PM
I continue to be saddened by the lack of consideration given to usability in many two-factor authentication deployments. Extra steps, hassle mar VMWare View two-factor experience.

Are most people doing two-factor authentication right?

2012-11-15T12:20:47-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Nov 15, 2012 11:30 AM
Our most popular content seems to indicate yes.

BSides Wrap-up

2012-10-22T10:54:50-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Oct 22, 2012 01:30 PM
Notes for next year, knowledge for others...

UGa breach, "Secret Questions" and blaming the user

2012-10-17T11:18:58-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Oct 17, 2012 11:19 AM
Blaming the user for a bad system.

Updated OpenVPN & Two-factor authentication tutorial

2012-10-05T09:53:06-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Oct 05, 2012 10:25 AM
If you're using OpenVPN AS for your VPN adding two-factor authentication is as easy as pie.

11 Top tips for two-factor authentication

2012-10-03T15:02:58-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Oct 03, 2012 03:20 PM
Pulling together my top tips for testing and installing two-factor authentication in your network.

PCI compliance in the local news

2012-09-07T11:58:42-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Sep 07, 2012 12:43 PM
I didn't think we would see any more of these stories

WiKID support for Cloudstack

2012-08-14T11:51:50-04:00
by Nick Owen posted on Aug 14, 2012 04:45 PM
Use our open-source jar to add two-factor authentication to Cloudstack

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