Category: Authentication

[Infographic] Practitioners – Are You EPCS-Compliant?

This post originally appeared on SafeNet’s The Art of Data Protection blog – now part of the Gemalto Digital Security blog. To comply with the DEA’s Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS) regulation, medical practitioners need to re-authenticate to their EHR system using two-factor authentication whenever they issue Rx’s for medical narcotics in digital format. […]

Takeaways from Gartner IAM EMEA Summit in London – Part…

If one of your acquaintances has a chronic condition, such as asthma or epilepsy or diabetes—one day, in the not too distant future, they may wear a smart device (IoT) that monitors their vitals. In the event that the data emanating from the device—and possibly processed in the cloud—would be indicative of an imminent crisis, […]

Takeaways from Gartner IAM EMEA Summit in London – Part…

Telling a friend that you’re going to an identity and access management (IAM) conference may do little to elicit their excitement. But explaining to them that some systems today already use their social feeds, news feeds and big data to assess whether their login to a favorite retail site is legitimate may do better to […]

Authentication-as-a-Service: Multi-Factor Authentication in the UK Public Sector

CLAS Consultant Update By Iain Kothari-Johnson There is a growing number of UK government agencies deploying encryption as a way to secure critical information assets.  Equally as important is authentication, and in this blog I’ll be talking about the requirement of UK government agencies enforcing secure access to critical information. Throughout the CoCo (Code of Connection) […]