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One of the things we do here at PortalGuard is to make sure our product is the best it can be in Single Sign-on, Self-Service Password Reset, and Multifactor Authentication! We have put extensive research into developing solutions to customer problems, as well as updating PortalGuard based on what customers want out of their authentication solution. Here are several highlighted features we...

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PistolStar, Inc.’s flagship product PortalGuard has recently added InCommon Metadata synchronization support. The InCommon Federation is a conglomerate of schools, about 481 members, where members of these institutions can access applications that are created and hosted by other InCommon members. InCommon extends trust to its members, giving them access to applications they wouldn’t otherwise...

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Tags: 2FA, #applications, MFA, Multi-Factor Authentication, PortalGuard, SSO, PortalGuard Update, Self-Service Password Reset, Single Sign-On (SSO), SSPR, Two-Factor Authentication, metadata, metadata clients, InCommon Federation, InCommon Metadata Synchronization Support, PortalGuard Service Provider

Veracode, a third-party testing solution, provided PistolStar, Inc. with the Veracode Verified Status for PortalGuard 6.2.1

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Tags: 2FA, MFA, Multi-Factor Authentication, Software Security Testing, Veracode, Self-Service Password Reset, Single Sign-On (SSO), SSPR, stronger security, Two-Factor Authentication, increase security, security trends, PortalGuard Security Policy, PortalGuard Service Provider

PortalGuard for Education provides California Community Colleges with an exclusive cost-savings Single Sign-On, Password Reset, and Multi-Factor Authentication solution through the CollegeBuys Program.

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Tags: California, Multi-Factor Authentication, Self-Service Password Reset, Single Sign-On (SSO), Two-Factor Authentication, college, California Community Colleges, FCCC, CollegeBuys, Foundation For California Community Colleges

In a recent webinar by EDUCAUSE, Mark Walbert, Associate Vice President for Academic Technologies at Illinois State University, spoke about Budget Fundamentals for the First Time IT Manager. As a first-time manager, it is important to have foundational tools at your disposal. Think of this blog as an outline of where to begin your budget journey.

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Tags: 2FA, MFA, Multi-Factor Authentication, Self-Service Password Reset, Single Sign-On (SSO), SSPR, Two-Factor Authentication, higher education budgeting, budget, budgeting for education, Employee, creating a budget, Capital expenditures, updating software, updating technology, budget process, IT spending, budget fundamentals, software, discretionary budget, Operational expenditures

There is no shortage of hacking attempts out there today. With more and more people using computers and smartphones, hackers are coming up with different ways of stealing sensitive data and using some old tactics too! Continue reading to learn how to protect against keyloggers.

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PortalGuard is excited to announce that we will be attending the 2019 Annual CISOA Conference!

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Tags: 2FA, #cybersecurity, information security, IT Security, MFA, Multi-Factor Authentication, SSO, Self-Service Password Reset, Single Sign-On (SSO), SSPR, Two-Factor Authentication, PortalGuard Proxy, PortalGuard v6.2, Conference announcement, IT Professionals, California Community Colleges, CISOA, essential cybersecurity, IT Management, information systems, web-based SSO

Gregg Browinski, PistolStar, Inc. CTO has been with the company for 18 years!

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Tags: contextual authentication, #cybersecurity, Multi-Factor Authentication, PortalGuard, PistolStar, Self-Service Password Reset, Single Sign-On (SSO), Two-Factor Authentication, Employee

Thomas Hoey, Founder and President of PistolStar, Inc. is celebrating his 20^th year in business! He began his career as a software developer but knew at a young age he always wanted to start his own business. Motivated to be an entrepreneur, at the age of 40 he said to himself, “It’s do, or die!”. Tom chose the name PistolStar from an article in the magazine, Popular Science, recruited a few...

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Tags: Authentication Security, contextual authentication, Multi-Factor Authentication, PortalGuard, Authentication Provider, Cyber Security, PistolStar, Self-Service Password Reset, Single Sign-On (SSO), Two-Factor Authentication

As technology continues to advance it is vital for children to understand the potential risks that are out there and how to be cyber aware when online. Children ages 8-18 spend an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes online. During this time, they may be exposed to cyberbullying, cyber predators, and identity theft. In each child there seems to be an inherent trust in the technology that...

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