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12/11/2007 | Wall Street Journal Beyond the Firewall So even if someone logs into a system with the right username and password, if he types them too fast or too slow the system will deny access. 10/5/2007 | Computerworld Options emerge for combating stealth Web transaction attacks With 154,000 users in 50 states and 13 countries, Rudisill says he is constantly trying to stay on top of the latest vulnerabilities. "We layer our security, and the attackers layer their threats. There is no silver bullet," he says. 9/11/2007 | eWeek What Is Password Hardening and How Does It Work? The basic idea of password hardening is that you do something extra to make the password harder to guess or spoof without actually distributing a piece of hardware or software to the consumer. 8/13/2007 | CRN Two-Factor Authentication: When Passwords Aren't Enough For years, the core of IT security has rested on a single pedestal: the password. For almost as long, security experts have recognized that passwords alone are extremely vulnerable. This opened the door for strong authentication, which requires that passwords be reinforced with a second authenticating factor, whether it be a hardware token, a fingerprint, or something else.
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