RSA gives SMBs new Authentication System
RSA has announced RSA Authentication Manager Express, its newest strong authentication solution designed to meet the cost and convenience requirements of SMBs. The same risk-based RSA technology used to protect millions of online transactions every day and more than 250 million identities worldwide is being made available in a package that businesses of any size can use.
"There has always been a need for strong authentication in small and mid-size organizations. Yet, adoption has been slow because most offerings have fallen short of meeting the cost and convenience needs of these customers," said Sally Hudson, Research Analyst at IDC. "Previous enterprise-class solutions have traditionally been too costly to deploy and manage for smaller organizations; cheaper alternatives lacked end-user convenience and didn't provide multi-layered protection. RSA Authentication Manager Express combines the best of RSA's expertise and innovation in enterprise and consumer authentication technology to provide the right balance of security, simplicity and features required by smaller organizations."
"Strong authentication has become a business requirement that is often mandated by regulations which apply to organizations of every size," said Tom Corn, Chief Strategy Officer, RSA, The Security Division of EMC. "Building on more than 25 years of innovation and leadership, we have engineered the RSA Authentication Manager Express solution to provide enterprise-class identity protection and security while also meeting vital ease of deployment, cost and end-user convenience requirements of SMBs. The solution also demonstrates a compelling model and vision for securing access to web-based applications and resources using smartphones and mobile devices that have become a mainstay for business end-users."
RSA Authentication Manager Express is a risk-based and on-demand authentication system designed for organizations to provide up to 2,500 end-users with secure access to data and business applications through SSL Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and online portals. The system employs an intelligent risk engine engineered to provide invisible, behind-the-scenes protection of web-based resources against unauthorized access. Users continue to employ their standard username and password. Security is stepped up when the risk engine detects abnormal behaviour, requiring users to correctly answer personal challenge questions and/or enter SMS- or email-delivered one-time pass codes before access is granted.
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