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 […]
Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Throughout the month, we’re partnering with Sophos to provide bitesize cyber security guidance based on the event’s weekly themes. Week 2 Focus: Using Strong Passwords & Password Managers Stealing passwords remains a popular way for criminals to gain unauthorized access. Choosing a strong and complex password makes it harder for hackers to guess it. You […]
Microsoft rolls out a new security feature that should significantly slow down password attacks against Windows devices.The latest preview of Windows 11 ships with the SMB server authentication rate limiter on by default. This makes Windows 11″a very unattractive target” for hackers trying to steal credentials, since it’s much more time-consuming for them to target […]
LastPass started notifying their users of a recent security incident where an “unauthorized party” gained access. The malicious hacker used a compromised developer account to gain access to parts of the password manager’s source code and some proprietary LastPass technical information. In a letter to LastPass users, the company’s CEO Karim Toubba explains that its investigation […]
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 […]
What’s your most valuable online account, the one most deserving of protection? If you use a Microsoft account to sign in to a Windows PC, that account and its associated email address should be the one you guard most. That’s especially true if you use that Microsoft account for OneDrive storage and documents that you […]
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 […]
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