http://livebolt.com/blog Trust - Identity - Access Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:37:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been an absolutely fascinating week reading the output of Burton's Catalyst Conference.  Thanks to Mark Dixon over at Sun for his great recap of the conference.  And to add to the chorus of voices, congratulations to Ian Glazer on his new job at Burton Group! It's Ian's first post on ... http://livebolt.com/blog/2008/07/02/crescent-rolls-or-identity-roles/ Two recent Blog posts (by Kearns and JBohren) refer to a damning number - the high percentage of orphan accounts that exist in most applications and most large organizations. An "orphan" is an account that belongs to some person who's left the organization (or never existed in the first ... http://livebolt.com/blog/2008/06/30/unintended-liability-are-you-at-risk/ Just a bit of housekeeping on a lazy Sunday...  we've added the ability to subscribe to LiveBolt blog updates via email.  Just use the link in our header, next to the RSS feeds, or click here to subscribe. And remember... only 2 days left in the IronKey Giveaway!!!  </shameless_plug>  Just click ... http://livebolt.com/blog/2008/06/29/subscribe-by-email-enabled/ Folks, Just a reminder -- we're giving away a FREE 1GB IronKey Personal USB thumbdrive ($80 value). Really a cool device -- check out the geeky specs. You need to enter before noon, on July 1st. Just make sure to read our "Personal Metadirectory for Passwords" article, and leave a ... http://livebolt.com/blog/2008/06/26/free-ironkey-giveaway/ Indian Government Wants Blackberry Keys The recent issues between RIM and India bring Smart Phone security under the microscope. RIM offers "secure" email and text messaging. It's secure because it is encrypted, and because it routes through RIM servers. RIM holds the encryption keys. India doesn't like that, and it wanted ... http://livebolt.com/blog/2008/06/25/securing-smart-phone-data/ Yesterday, I was fed up with my password mess. I had too many passwords, and despite my “method,” I was losing track of them all. I decided to work on upgrading my method. I started out looking for a replacement “password vault." Here are my requirements: is highly secure, ... http://livebolt.com/blog/2008/06/23/personal-metadirectory-for-passwords/ I hesitated posting this entry since it seems more personal than business related. The "softer" side, if you will. Tim Russert, who grew up 3 blocks from my father, moderator of NBC's "Meet The Press" has passed on much too early. This is truly a tragic loss -- to ... http://livebolt.com/blog/2008/06/23/behind-the-bits-and-bytes/ Consumer electronics: the next market for Identity and Access Management software?  We just took a giant leap towards that reality with the availability of an "Internet connectivity kit" for the Jura F90 coffee maker. We take an even larger step towards needing IdM at home when said "Internet connectivity kit" doesn't ... http://livebolt.com/blog/2008/06/19/your-coffee-maker-wants-identity-management/ Airlines are still putting themselves out of business. Last week, I flew to Chicago for a meeting. My wife also had a meeting in Chicago at the same time, so we flew together. My meeting went fine. Hers did not. Why? Because the speaker for the ... http://livebolt.com/blog/2008/06/15/more-air-travel-issues/ Security is making people NOT fly. I'm getting old and crotchety. Apparently I'm not alone. CNN reports that 100,000 people a day are choosing NOT to fly, because of the "inconvenience" involved. That's 41 million flights a year. ( http://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/05/30/airtravel.decline.ap/index.html ) We all started flying, commercially, 70 years ... http://livebolt.com/blog/2008/06/03/we-have-too-much-security/