Biometric authentication — using the unique biological characteristics of an individual to verify their identity — has been around since the dawn of humankind. Think about it: humans use facial and voice recognition every day to identify each other. Signature recognition came about when the first contracts were originally created, and fingerprints…

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is a Single Sign-On (SSO) solution created by Microsoft. As a component of Windows Server operating systems, it provides users with authenticated access to applications that are not capable of using Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) through Active Directory (AD). Developed to provide flexibility,…

The traditional perimeter which protected IT assets on the corporate network has become irrelevant. The proliferation of cloud-based services, such as email and online file sharing, being used to augment conventional in-house IT systems, and the rise of mobility where remote access from anywhere is required by your employees, partners and even…