GATEKEEPER BLOG

What is the difference between lock and log off?

What’s the difference between lock, switch user, and sign out?

July 9, 2020

GateKeeper Authentication lock options. Windows 10 has three options when the user leaves the computer with their GateKeeper token: lock, switch user, and sign out. GateKeeper proximity lock allows either the user to select their default option. Similarly, admins can control enforce options for users. Picking the right option is crucial for certain industries like…

Read More
Auto-fill EHR passwords.

Passwordless EMR Login for Healthcare

June 17, 2020

EHR login without passwords. Auto-fill your username and password onto any web-based EMR/EHR using GateKeeper® Proximity. Simply add your EMR’s website, username, password, and if needed, OTP. Login to your EMR without typing passwords. Login to EPIC, CERNER, Athena, NextGen, Allscripts, Eagle, GE Centricity, AdvancedMD, Kareo, and more with typing passwords! Whenever there’s a password change, no…

Read More
Phishing prevention 2FA solution.

Phishing Attacks Explained.

April 4, 2020

A phishing attack is a fraudulent effort by a cybercriminal to steal a victim’s credentials (username and password) or other sensitive information such as credit card numbers. The main method of this attack is to send an official-looking email to dupe the victim into freely providing the correct information. This attack can also be approached…

Read More
AD integration solution.

GateKeeper Integrates with Active Directory for Easy User On-boarding

January 12, 2020

GateKeeper Hub, which is the centralized management solution for GateKeeper Enterprise, can be connected to your on-premise or Azure Active Directory to help in on-boarding users on to the GateKeeper platform. The integration with AD allows administrators to select users from the AD and bulk-add them to GateKeeper Enterprise. This reduces the time and effort…

Read More
Prevent password spraying.

Prevent Password Spraying Attacks with GateKeeper 2FA

November 6, 2019

Password spraying is type of cyberattack that takes advantage of users’ common, weak, and easily-guessed passwords. Instead of traditional brute-force attacks that generally target a single account with as many possible password combinations as possible, password spraying attacks involve brute-forcing a large number of accounts using a single password that the malicious actor knows to…

Read More
Reduce attack surface and attack vectors with proximity 2FA.

How to Reduce Cyber Attack Vectors

September 27, 2019

Cyberattack vector explained. A cyber attack vector is any way an attacker can gain unauthorized data or access to a system. The attack surface is the sum of all possible attack directions (“attack vectors”) in an environment. There are two types of attack surfaces: physical and digital. But, there are many different attack vectors cybercriminals…

Read More
Reducing Password Changes.

Reducing Password Change Tasks

August 12, 2019

Preventing so many password changes. GateKeeper Proximity password manager allows users to log on to their computers using their GateKeeper Token (hardware security token, or Trident phone app) instead of having to manually type in their username and password. Reduce password change requirements and increase security. This password-free login allows administrators the option of setting…

Read More