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Regulations

HIPAA Video Conferencing: Meet, Teams & Skype

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more commonly known by its abbreviation HIPAA, is a crucial piece of legislation that provides a federal floor and sets a high standard for patient data confidentiality. HIPAA’s role is especially relevant with the increasing intertwinement of digital platforms and healthcare practices

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What Is Proximity Login? Complete Guide to Proximity Authentication and MFA

Even today, we still primarily rely on traditional methods of authentication based on a username/password combination. However, not only is this method impractical the more passwords you need to remember, but there are also many more efficient and more secure methods of cyber authentication. One of the increasingly more popular forms of authentication is Proximity-Based Authentication. 

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Manufacturing Security: Access Control Tips & Solutions

Due to the inherent way they operate, manufacturing sites are faced with a unique set of challenges that many other organizations don’t have to deal with. This puts manufacturers in a burdensome position of having to implement robust integrated security solutions to ensure around-the-clock protection. In this article, we’ll discuss the best manufacturing security solutions and OT security solutions, and share the top tips for establishing secure manufacturing.

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What Is Corporate Security? Top Tips and Solutions

Although absolutely critical for all organizations, corporate security is, unfortunately, often misunderstood. Although the perception around it is slowly but surely changing, many businesses still see it as a redundant expense. So, what is corporate security management exactly? How does it work, how can you enhance it, and what are the main challenges that stand in the way?

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Security solutions

Hideez & Ekran System Partner on Endpoint Identity Management

Hideez is delighted to announce a strategic partnership with Ekran System, a leading provider of insider risk management solutions. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in enhancing our clients' security posture by integrating Hideez's state-of-the-art authentication technologies with Ekran System's comprehensive insider threat management platform.

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Security solutions

Hideez is Now a Microsoft-Compatible FIDO Security Key Vendor

We are thrilled to announce that Hideez Group Inc. has achieved the status of a Microsoft-approved FIDO2 security key provider, renowned for delivering a passwordless experience through the Hideez Key 4. This advanced key supports Bluetooth, NFC, and USB authentication and seamlessly integrates with all FIDO services.

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Security solutions

Hideez Authentication Service is Now Available on AWS Marketplace!

We are delighted to announce the availability of Hideez Authentication Service as a Security solution in the AWS Marketplace! AWS Marketplace serves as a digital hub hosting thousands of software listings by independent vendors, simplifying the process of finding, evaluating, procuring, and deploying software compatible with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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Tips

Solving Authentication Challenges in Healthcare Facilities

In today's era of healthcare transformation, safeguarding patient data with utmost security and privacy has become an absolute imperative. At the heart of this quest lies the challenge of authentication – the process of verifying user identities to access sensitive information. This article investigates these authentication challenges and demonstrates the potential of passwordless authentication as an integrated healthcare solution.

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Smart Card Authentication: How FIDO Upgrades Smartcard Logins

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, the protection of sensitive information has become increasingly crucial. As traditional authentication methods struggle to keep pace with evolving threats, smart card authentication has emerged as a reliable solution, providing enhanced security for both individuals and organizations.

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Mobile Authentication & App Authenticators Explained

In today's digital world, securing sensitive information and protecting user privacy is of utmost importance. Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving and becoming more sophisticated, making it challenging for organizations to keep up with the latest security protocols. Passwords have been a long-standing method of securing data, but they are increasingly proving to be inadequate in the face of advanced threats such as phishing, keylogging, and brute force attacks.

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Threats

Brute Force Attacker is Watching You! Preventing Brute Force Attacks

In today's digital landscape, cyber threats have become more sophisticated and pervasive than ever before. From phishing scams to ransomware attacks, businesses and organizations are under constant threat from hackers and cybercriminals seeking to steal valuable data, disrupt operations, and cause havoc.

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Regulations

Privacy Rule of HIPAA. What Are the HIPAA Security Rules and Privacy Rules?

Patient privacy and the confidentiality of patient data are paramount to healthcare providers. However, with the increase of electronic health records, unauthorized access and breaches of patient data are becoming more common. That's where the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) comes in.

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