Whitepapers

Guests, contractors, partners, and other temporary users require and expect certain level of network access within organizations that they visit. Corporate network access has been typically open. Today, regulatory and other security concerns demand that organizations adopt a more secure posture towards these short-term users. This white paper explains the best approach to guest management across all access methods (Wireless, Wired, VPN) without incurring significant overhead or cost while giving IT complete control and audit capabilities.

About the Author: Sean Convery, CTO, Identity Engines Sean is CTO at Identity Engines. Sean has worked with thousands of enterprise customers around the world on designing secure networks. Prior to his 7 years at Cisco, Sean held various positions in IT and security consulting.

For over a decade, RADIUS servers have been a mainstay of dial-up and VPN access control. But, the ever-increasing mobility of users and devices demand a level of security and compliance which can only be met by authenticated networks. This white paper details the top ten reasons you must upgrade or replace your RADIUS Server to enable stronger and fine-grained control over network admission decisions across all access methods - Wireless, Wired, VPN.

About the Author: Sean Convery, CTO, Identity Engines Sean is CTO at Identity Engines. Sean has worked with thousands of enterprise customers around the world on designing secure networks. Prior to his 7 years at Cisco, Sean held various positions in IT and security consulting.

Information security mistakes are costly, damaging and all too prevalent. Given the obvious repercussions of poor security strategies (see recent incidents from TJX, AOL, and the VA), one is inclined to believe change agents are in place; however, organizations continue to make seemingly avoidable mistakes when it comes to information security. This is due to misconceptions and common mistakes that are repeated.

This article introduces five common information security mistakes that organizations make and concludes with recommendations and best practices for building and maintaining a successful information security practice and avoiding these mistakes.