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October 2022

Stolen Passwords and Ransomware Attacks: How Small Businesses Can Protect Themselves

Stolen passwords and compromised credentials are among the leading causes of ransomware attacks. In 2021, the IC3 received 3,729 complaints identified as ransomware, with more than $49.2 million in adjusted losses. Startups and small business enterprises (SMEs) must take preventative measures to lower their risk of a ransomware attack. Keep reading to learn more about ransomware and what steps your company can take to protect itself.

Differences Between Cloud-Based and On-Prem Password Managers

The adoption of cloud software in organizations continues to grow. In 2020, the combined end-user spending on cloud services totaled $270 billion, according to Gartner. By 2022, projections indicate that this total will rise to a staggering $397.5 billion. In fact, according to Arcserve, there will be over 100 zettabytes of data stored in the cloud by 2025. To give you some perspective, a zettabyte is equivalent to a billion terabytes. But are cloud services superior to an on-premises solution?

How Multi-Factor Authentication Protects Against Cybersecurity Threats

A weak password can easily become compromised by a cyberattacker, but employing multi-factor authentication (MFA) can stop a cyberattacker in their tracks. MFA is recommended as a best practice by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to reduce risk. Learn more about MFA and how it can protect your company from cyberattacks.

How to Stay Protected Against Student Loan Forgiveness Scammers

The Biden administration formally started the application for federal student loan forgiveness on Monday, October 17th, 2022. Recipients who qualify are eligible for the discharge of up to $10,000 of their loans for non-Pell Grant recipients and up to $20,000 for Federal Pell Grant recipients.

Why Organizations Need a Business Password Manager

Keeping track of your employee’s password habits can be almost impossible when you haven’t already implemented a password management solution in your business. Organizations need a business password manager to have complete control and visibility over their employee’s password practices. Onboarding and offboarding employees will become a seamless process. Read on to learn what a password manager is and how it can benefit your organization.

Keeper Launches Share Admin To Streamline Sharing Between Privileged Users

Keeper Security, the leading provider of zero-trust, zero-knowledge and FedRAMP Authorized cybersecurity software, today announces the launch of Share Admin, a powerful new feature for its award-winning Enterprise Password Management (EPM) Platform. Share Admin is a role-based permission that gives designated administrators elevated access rights over their organization’s shared folders and shared records.

How to Keep Your Data Secure as a Digital Nomad

Now that remote work has become the norm, employees are taking advantage of this opportunity to travel the globe and work from anywhere in the world—as long as it’s within company policy. With the rise of digital nomads, it is important that you know how to keep yourself safe from cyberattacks when working remotely from city to city. This blog will help you understand what you need to do to secure your data as a digital nomad.

Automate Keeper Device Approval in the Cloud with Azure

Keeper’s powerful Automator eliminates the repetitive task of device approval for Keeper administrators. With Keeper Automator, users will enjoy instant access to Keeper on any new device without having to wait for manual administrative approval. Now with Microsoft Azure support, administrators can deploy Keeper Automator to an Azure Container Service, providing a fully cloud hosted instance of Automator.

What to Do After a Password-Related Data Breach

Some organizations might think they’re saving money by not investing in proper cybersecurity solutions, but one data breach could bankrupt a company. In fact, the average cost of a data breach has reached an all-time high of $4.35 million, according to a 2022 report by IBM and the Ponemon institute. Companies must take measures to secure their data and avoid potentially dire financial consequences.

Keeper Security Wins 2022 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award for Privileged Access Management Solution of the Year

We are proud to announce that Keeper Security has been recognized as the 2022 Privileged Access Management Solution of the Year in the 6th annual Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards. The Tech Breakthrough organization, a global market intelligence and recognition platform for innovative technology companies, conducts the awards program “to honor excellence and recognize the creativity, hard work and success of cybersecurity companies, technologies and products.”

How to Stay Safe Online While Traveling Abroad

Traveling abroad is exciting, but the possibility of having your data stolen is not. To stay safe online while traveling abroad you should be cautious of how much you share on social media, avoid public WiFi and more. Keep reading to learn how to stay safe online before and during that next big trip.

What is Social Engineering?

Social engineering is the psychological manipulation used to get others to do things or reveal private information. Between 70% and 90% of data breaches involve social engineering. Social engineering is currently one of the largest cybersecurity dangers facing both small and large enterprises. These “human hacking” techniques are commonly used in cybercrime to trick unwary users into disclosing information, dispersing malware infections or granting access to restricted systems.

Ransomware Losses Prompting Cyber Insurers to Raise Rates and Slash Coverage

The year 2021 had the dubious distinction of being the most prolific for ransomware on record, and the onslaught didn’t stop in 2022. It’s now estimated that every 14 seconds, a business falls victim to a ransomware attack. Ransomware attacks aren’t just happening more often.

Keeper Secrets Manager: Remove Hard-Coded Credentials Forever

Privileged credentials are some of the highest-value targets for cybercriminals – is your organization still hard-coding credentials and putting itself at risk? Keeper Secrets Manager is a fully managed cloud-based, zero-knowledge platform for securing infrastructure secrets such as API keys, database passwords, access keys, certificates and any type of confidential data. Watch this recorded webinar to learn how to secure your environment and eliminate secrets sprawl with Keeper Secrets Manager – ​​finally remove hard-coded credentials forever!

Keeper Named a Leader in Password Management for Fall 2022 by Users on G2

Keeper Security is excited to announce that our Keeper Password Manager was rated as a leading Enterprise, Mid-market, and Small Business password manager for Fall 2022 by users on G2, the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace. Keeper was also recognized as a leader in password management in Europe and for having the best relationship index of any single sign-on (SSO) software.

Top Password Hygiene Best Practices for Remote Workers

With a growing number of organizations offering a remote or hybrid working option, many people are taking their workspaces home. Your team needs to know password hygiene best practices to ensure their home work environment is secure and protected. Sloppy employees who are not knowledgeable about password hygiene can pose a risk to themselves and their company. In fact, 82% of breaches involved a human element, according to Verizon’s 2022 DBIR.

3 Pitfalls of On-Premises Password Managers

Poor password practices are one of the biggest threats to enterprise cybersecurity. Stolen or compromised passwords cause over 80% of successful data breaches. When employees use weak passwords, reuse passwords across accounts, or store their passwords insecurely (sticky notes, spreadsheets, etc.), they put their employers at risk. Organizations often leverage enterprise password managers to alleviate poor employee password practices.