Welcome to the rf IDEAS blog. Here, you’ll find our insights, trend information and guidance on a wide range of identification and authentication-related topics. Our authors are experts at rf IDEAS as well as partners and guests bloggers who bring their own perspectives. Browse, learn and enjoy.
rf IDEAS & AuthX: Enhancing Law Enforcement Security with Passwordless Authentication Solutions
rf IDEAS and AuthX are revolutionizing law enforcement security with passwordless authentication solutions, ensuring quick, reliable access when it matters most. With the CJIS compliance deadline approaching, now is the time to enhance your security game. Discover how our integrated solutions provide stronger, simpler security, enhanced efficiency, and easy integration for law enforcement agencies.
Mobile Authentication Systems: Use Cases and Benefits
Traditional authentication methods are no longer sufficient to safeguard organizations against modern cyber threats. Discover how authentication with mobile credentials can enhance your security, improve user experience and streamline access management.
Authentication Methods 101: Credentials, Types and Best Practices Explained
Passwords alone aren’t enough to secure user data. Learn why proper authentication is essential in today’s digital environment and which type of authentication is right for your organization.
How Mobile Authentication Saves Time for Employees
Time is valuable in an enterprise and employees want to seamlessly move throughout their day without friction. With mobile authentication, they can do just that. Walk through an employee’s day from start to finish and discover how mobile credentials can transform user experience for the better.
How Shifting from Prox to Mobile Access Improves Cybersecurity and Reduces Risk
Why should you shift from proximity cards to mobile access? Other than enhancing cybersecurity and reducing risks within the enterprise, mobile authentication can bridge the physical and digital ecosystems that employees navigate daily. Discover how rf IDEAS can help bring mobility to life.
Removing Mobile Integration Complexities to Facilitate Stronger Security
Migrating to mobile made simple. Learn strategies to overcome integration challenges, protect your network and improve user experience with mobile credentials.
How Digital Wallets Provide a Better Experience
If you have used a digital wallet for payment, then you know how simple that process is. Now is the time to explore the benefits of implementing digital wallets for your organization. From enhanced security and streamlined access to versatility and ease of use, digital wallets can provide a better experience for employees and IT professionals.
Thoughts on Frontline Worker Authentication
Frontline workers are the backbone of many industries, yet their authentication needs can be difficult to address effectively. Learn about the aspects of frontline worker environments that can make their authentication challenging and explore what passkeys can offer in terms of a solution.
The Focus of Digital Identity Solutions on Cybersecurity Design
Ready to unlock the future of digital security? Dive into this blog and discover how these cryptographic keys are reshaping the way we safeguard our digital identities.
What Is a Smart Campus? The Next Generation of Campus Connectivity
Today’s students seek a connected educational experience that mirrors their digitally integrated lives. Smart campuses deliver just that. By harnessing advanced technologies, educational institutions can better protect their campuses, elevate their appeal and optimize the student experience.
Logical Access Control vs. Physical Access Control: What’s the Difference?
As cybersecurity threats evolve, understanding the differences between logical access control vs. physical access control becomes paramount. Organizations can take advantage of the convergence of the two access control types to enhance their overall security.
Passwordless Authentication Methods Explained
To protect against the rising tide of cyberthreats and streamline workflows, organizations need to make the transition to passwordless authentication methods, which offer a more secure and user-friendly alternative to traditional passwords.
Access Control with Digital Wallets: Benefits and Uses
People rely on digital wallets for daily tasks like making contactless payments and storing event tickets — and more recently, for many work-related functions. As more organizations leverage digital wallets for logical access control, the use of mobile credentials streamlines and secures access to data and systems.
The State of Passkeys in 2024
While there is currently a high barrier to the adoption of passkeys, they are increasingly considered the next step on the journey towards a passwordless future. Increased education around the deployment of passkeys and the advantages they bring to various enterprise security frameworks can further progress the adoption of the hugely beneficial technology that keeps authentication access consistent and simplified.
What Is Secure Printing? How to Protect Your Sensitive Documents
Network-connected printers and multifunction printers (MFPs) might seem like innocuous pieces of office equipment. But they’re also a security risk organizations often overlook. Learn how secure print solutions can protect organizations from risks like information theft, unauthorized access and compliance violations.
Exploring Single Sign-On (SSO) and How It Works
Juggling passwords and usernames for multiple applications is a headache for employees, and it also leaves your systems vulnerable to breaches and cyberattacks. Learn how SSO can streamline the login process for employees and bolster your organization’s security protections.
A Complete Guide to Mobile Access Control
We trust our smartphones for a growing number of secure activities in our personal lives — so why not at work? Learn why mobile access control is a user-friendly but ultra-secure way to protect your data, devices, systems and equipment.
What Is Logical Access Control? A Comprehensive Guide
Explore how attendance tracking solutions can streamline workflows from the plant floor to the back office.
Level Up Attendance Tracking Accuracy for Better Manufacturing Workflows
Explore how attendance tracking solutions can streamline workflows from the plant floor to the back office.
Biometric Authentication Solutions Are One of Government Agencies’ Strongest Defenses Against Cyberthreats
Government agencies should consider biometric authentication solutions as a part of their security tech stack. Here’s why.
3 Ways Logical Access Control Helps Health Networks Protect Patient Data
Learn why healthcare data is a prime target for hackers and how logical access control can keep healthcare organizations one step ahead.
How Secure Print Solutions Provide Peace of Mind to Financial Institutions
Financial institutions should make secure print solutions a key element of their tech stack. Read on to find out why.
rf IDEAS + IDAC Podcast
Listen to our team discuss how rf IDEAS is merging the physical access and logical access markets together by enabling access beyond the door.
What is Passkey Authentication?
What is passkey authentication? Learn how passkeys redefine security measures and streamline user authentication across systems and devices.
Why Logical Access Control Is Your Most Essential Defense Against Cyberthreats
Why is access control important? Learn how logical access control mitigates cybersecurity risks and enhances security across the organization.
What Is a Logical Access Control Audit? 3 Steps for Success
Learn what should be included in your organization’s logical access control audit checklist to keep your sensitive assets secure.
3 Reasons to Replace Magnetic Stripe Card Readers Across Your Campus
Learn how migrating from magnetic stripe card readers to contactless technology can increase security and improve the student experience.
The Ultimate Guide to HMI Security: What Manufacturers Need to Know
Learn how you can increase HMI security and enhance workforce productivity with authentication solutions from rf IDEAS.
Why Passwordless Authentication Is Your Best Defense Against Cyber Threats
Learn more about passwordless authentication solutions and why password-centric security is a thing of the past.
The Best Smart Card Readers of 2024
Learn more about passwordless authentication solutions and why password-centric security is a thing of the past.