Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Social media managers play a pivotal part in enabling brands to raise awareness and connect with customers online. In that role, they sift through irrelevant and sometimes offensive content to provide prompt support and accurate information on popular platforms like Tik Tok, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. Social media is a common entry point for cybercriminals looking to get inside an organization.

Keeper Connection Manager 2.11.0 introduces new connections with PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server, plus other enhancements noted below. Keeper Connection Manager allows organizations to connect to endpoints without the need for VPN.

A strong password is necessary to protect yourself from cybercriminals gaining access to your online accounts. But what happens if an unauthorized user manages to access your email address? Keep reading to learn more about some of the top scenarios that may take place if a cyberattacker ever gets a hold of your email address.

Unlock with Okta is coming to public preview.

The safety of your identity, data and online accounts relies heavily on the strength of your passwords, which is why you should be able to tell the difference between weak vs strong passwords. The importance of password security goes far beyond personal safety, as corporate breaches due to compromised credentials affect millions of people and cost billions of dollars each year. In fact, a recent report by Verizon reveals 81% of hacking-related data breaches are due to stolen or weak passwords.

I predict that 2023 will be the year of Passkeys. Passkeys are a new passwordless authentication method allowing users to create online accounts and sign in without entering a password. Passkeys have been years in the making and finally, industry fido alliance collaboration (fido2) and the adoption between Apple, Microsoft, and Google have now made it a reality. Passkeys leverage the WebAuthn API to let users log into various websites and applications.

Much of an organization’s most critical business and employee data passes through the hands of finance and accounting professionals. It’s one of the main reasons cyberthreats present a significant risk to finance and accounting teams — especially for small accounting firms that are directly responsible for their security.