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Expert Advice - 20 Practical Tips on Authentication and Access Management From Practiced Professionals

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Overview People know their organization's need for stronger IT security can't wait any longer. Regulatory compliance and the risk of a data breach are forcing one to implement more stringent security policies and procedures. However, user password problems continue to consume time, resources and money. With the cost of a security breach far outweighing the cost of a solution, the benefits of Single Sign-On (SSO) and strong authentication are too significant to pass up. But with tight budgets, resource constraints, and the prospect of a disruptive enterprise-wide deployment, the idea of such an undertaking can be daunting.

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Publisher	Imprivata	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Network Security, Security Management

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