With February upon us, we can all feel the love in the air. But no matter what kind of love you’re celebrating, you and yours deserve a place to keep your secrets safe – from love letters to passwords.
Keeper Security and TrendCandy Research surveyed over 400 IT and security professionals to explore the common challenges that organizations face with their current Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions. The results are conclusive. Not only are major components of traditional PAM solutions not being used, but many respondents admit to never fully deploying the solutions they paid for.
It's a good question, and if you're curious about whether any of your email addresses or passwords were included in a data breach, you can easily find out at HaveIBeenPwned.com. This entirely free service, managed by Microsoft Regional Director & MVP Troy Hunt, lets you enter an email address or password to see how many breaches it has been included in.
In February of 2021, one of the operators at the City of Oldsmar’s water treatment system noticed a change in the water supply. The level of sodium hydroxide was abnormally high, which would have been lethal for residents if ingested in large amounts. Quick to react, the operator was able to reverse it before any damage was done.
Cyber hygiene refers to cybersecurity best practices that both businesses and individuals implement to maintain the security and health of their accounts, networks and devices. Having good cyber hygiene protects you from common cyberthreats and cyberattacks that target you and your sensitive data. Continue reading to learn more about cyber hygiene, its importance and how you can benefit from practicing good cyber hygiene.
We’re all in on passkeys, and we’re starting with 1Password.
Clicking on malicious links can lead to compromised accounts and can infect your devices with malware. Learning how to check if a link is safe, before clicking on it, is important to keeping you safe online. You can check if a link is safe by hovering over the link to see if it’s the URL it’s saying it is or by using a URL checker.
So you’ve set yourself up with a password manager and you’re feeling like a cybersecurity wizard – as you should! Flying high, you hop online, ready to effortlessly log in with a single click – but suddenly, it happens.
