IT systems and computer security should be very high on the agenda for both in-house businesses systems as well computers based at home, whether used for work or play.
Security is a sprawling topic and touches on just about every aspect of computer systems use.
Most security issues are not to do with software bugs, flaws and ‘holes’ as popular belief would have it – most issues are down to plain simple human ignorance or error.
Informal IT can engineer you a system built around proven industry good practice to help minimise the potentially harmful effects of the system users as well as protect your systems against unauthorised access or deliberate attack.
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The primary purpose of a ‘Security token’ is to provide a further, more robust, barrier between your company data and people who should not have access to it.
Even the best passwords can be flawed, for several reasons; the most important ones being that they can be intercepted and once having been intercepted, neither the user nor the system knows this to be the case. Usually an intercepted password can be used by the miscreant at his or her leisure for some time, allowing access to whatever the passwords owner would normally have access to.
There is general classification of ‘authentication factors’ as follows:
•Something the user has
•Something the user knows
•Something the user is or does
You are probably used to knowing your password in order to check your email.
A basic ‘two factor’ security token, such as a programmed USB fob, would ensure only somebody who knew both the password and had the fob could gain entry to a protected system.
With a more advanced token, the user would enter a one-time only password, known only to that token and the protected system.
Unlike a password, if a token were to get stolen, the user would know very quickly and preventative measures could be taken.
For more information, or to arrange a demonstration or trial of multi-factor authentication, contact us.
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