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My recent travels abroad have made me think about how I keep my information safe while I am in a new country.  As I was packing my carry-on with snacks, spare toiletries (in case we were stranded), external battery packs (to binge the latest on Netflix), and the multitude of chargers that accompany our tablets and phones, I hesitated. How am I going to protect the information on all of my...

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The internet is a curious thing. It empowers us by being a gateway to the world's information, increases productivity by enabling us to work anywhere in the world and entertains us by streaming decades' worth of music, movies and television shows with a few clicks. Unfortunately, it also harbors the worst kinds of profit or thrill-seeking miscreants and criminals whether they are working alone...

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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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It’s finally Spring here in the Northeast, which means it’s time to get cleaning! Usually, we think of Spring cleaning as taking part in household chores, but there’s another place most IT professionals overlook that needs some attention; That’s right, your technology!

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PortalGuard v6.1 adds multiple vendor integrations in addition to their already extensive list of one-time code options

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Since 2004, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) have officially recognized October as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM).  Pulled directly from the official StaySafeOnline website, NCSAM is “…a broad effort to help all Americans stay safer and more secure online.”  Here at PortalGuard, Security is something that we take very...

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Email scams are nothing new. We’ve all heard of someone’s grandmother sending money overseas to a grandchild in trouble, while the grandchild is in the next town over and clearly not in trouble. Or the Foreign Prince who has a confidential and top-secret request of wanting your money. Most of these scams have red flags such as misspellings, improper English, bad grammar, and usually end up...

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No one wants to be considered a weak link, even more so when it happens unknowingly. Everyone is staring at you, and you don’t know why. Well, not really, but imagine that’s what happens when you choose a low-quality password. You become your school's weak link. The difference is no one around you really knows it because it’s your secret and I.T. Administrators can’t identify you as a...

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It’s summer, the school year is officially over, but you now have a new budget in play.  Still thinking of making improvements before the next year begins?  Still dreaming of solutions to all those help desk calls?  Making well planned decisions to work within your new budget is a must. A top priority in making smart financial decisions is having the ability to grow with a solution and not...

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Have you ever been to a restaurant where you really just wanted to order an entrée like steak or chicken parmigiana, and then have the freedom to choose individual sides? Ordering à la carte also applies to Two-Factor Authorization. With various One-Time Password options, you can mix and match your Two- Factor Authentication Solutions for Cyber Security.

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