Passwords are a common target for hackers, but many of us still aren’t doing the cybersecurity basics to help protect our accounts. Here’s what to do. Cyber crooks aremore determined than ever, with the number of cyberattacks on the rise. Hackers are making almost 1,000 attempts, every second to hack account passwords in order to […]
In a joint effort, tech giants Apple, Google, and Microsoft announcedon May 5th, World Password Day that they have committed to building support for passwordless sign-in. Across all of the mobile, desktop, and browser platforms that these big tech companies control in 2022. Effectively, this means that passwordless authentication will come to all major device platforms in the not too […]
Using a password manager should be a priority for your business, in order to best protect sensitive customer data and shielding your valuable business information from prying eyes. As the risks of account hacking rapidly grow, small-medium-sized companies are increasingly becoming the target of such attacks. Once data has been compromised, it’s extremely hard to […]
While robust passwords go a long way to securing your valuable online accounts, hardware-based two-factor authentication takes that security to the next level. Password policy compliance is important, and a crucial step to securing your online life. Some of your online accounts for example, Google Account or Dropbox, might be so important and contain such […]
Our daily lives revolve around the internet more than ever, and with that comes risks. Cyberattacks have become an increasing issue and data breaches are the most common form of cyber crime. Experts estimate that there’s a new victim every two seconds. Despite this, data breaches aren’t hard to protect yourself from it just takes some […]
It’s no secret that there are many dangers when protecting online accounts with only basic password-based authentication. Despite this, the transition to stronger forms of authentication has been slow. As consumers and businesses become wiser to the imperative of better protecting their accounts, they realize that two- and multi-factor authentication is a must have. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recommends 2FA for all […]
Everyone needs a password manager in 2021. It’s the only way to maintain unique, hard-to-guess credentials for every secure site you and your team access daily. The six password manager apps and services listed in this blog all offer a full set of features in exchange for a monthly or annual fee. Our evaluation is based on the full feature […]
Hackers are using weak and stolen credentials in a significant way to compromise business-critical environments. Stealing access to your environment using a known password for a user account is a much easier way to compromise systems than relying on other vulnerabilities. Therefore, using good password security and robust password policies is an excellent way for organizations […]
Bad passwords are easy to remember, but also easy to guess and that can give an attacker access to your online accounts. That’s why the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recommends that users pick three random words for a password rather than meeting complex requirements, such as an alphanumeric string, that could permit the creation of bad passwords like “pa55word.” One of […]