To meet the demands of a remote and mobile workforce, today most companies offer employees access to their company mailbox from outside the office. This is most likely accomplished by either using Outlook Web Access (OWA) with a web browser or by using their phone with an ActiveSync mail client. Because these two common ways … Continued
A Third of Ex-Employees Accessing Company Data
Our latest research which surveyed 2,000 desk-based workers in the UK and US reveals at least one in three ex-employees are left with access to systems or data after leaving a company. This finding explored in the report, ‘From Brutus to Snowden: a study of insider threat personas‘ highlights how employees in two of the world’s … Continued
Windows Network Access Control for Government Traffic Department
UserLock provides Windows Network Access Control and Security to Government State Traffic Department. By restricting, controlling and monitoring network access for over 2000 authorized users, UserLock helps Departamento Estadual de Trânsito de Pernambuco in Brazil protect sensitive data and mitigate insider threats. The need to control and secure ‘traffic’ to the network In such an organization … Continued
Oklahoma City Public Schools stops users sharing Windows Network Login with UserLock
The IT Team at Oklahoma City Public Schools have a lot on their plate serving approximately 43,000 students over the district. To add to their workload, the team had been facing numerous challenges as a results of students – and staff – sharing their Windows network login. Oklahoma City Public Schools stops users sharing Windows … Continued
Can a Windows Logon Script Control Concurrent Logins?
Is it a good idea to use a windows logon script to control concurrent sessions on Windows Servers? When it comes to a login script and limiting simultaneous sessions we can affirm categorically that solutions based on windows logon script present too many drawbacks and weaknesses to suit medium to large IT infrastructures’ security requirements. … Continued
Auditing Logon Events. Why stop there?
Auditing logon events across a Windows network is often a priority for organizations wanting to secure access to their network and better understand user activity. What’s more it is required for an Information System to comply with most major regulatory constraints. However, auditing logon events on their own is not enough for organizations who are … Continued
How to improve school network security?
School Network Security at Camden City School District IT teams responsible for network security in schools, colleges and universities are experiencing more and more pressure to secure their networks from both external and insider threats. School Network Security. Camden City School District Case Study from IS Decisions With approximately 15,000 students attending over 30 different schools, the Camden City … Continued
Better Windows Network Security. Control User Access.
One important way to improve Windows Network Security is to control users from accessing the network based on criteria that you have specified. UserLock sets this kind of stringent access control entry by restricting user logons according to customized user access policies. It continuously monitors all login and session events, automatically applying custom policies to … Continued
Limit Logins and Control Access across all Windows Network Sessions
If you want to limit logins and control user access across a Windows Server Active Directory domain, then native Windows controls neither prohibit concurrent logins nor provide workable access management, monitoring and intelligence. With the announcement today of the general availability release of UserLock 7, all organizations can now secure network access across all session … Continued
Network Security Access Control for Financial Services
UserLock as you may already know, is a unique network security access control solution that eliminates login sharing and secures access to a Windows Network. To help understand how the tool works for organizations across different sectors we’ve picked out some case studies from our current clients to help illustrate the benefits to you, your colleagues, senior … Continued