Hackers want stolen medical records to commit identity theft, use the stolen data as a ransom, sell it on the dark web or impersonate the victim to receive medical services. Medical records are valuable to cybercriminals as they allow cybercriminals to commit fraud and go undetected longer than they can with other Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
Keeper Security is excited to introduce Granular Sharing Enforcements for all products in the Keeper® platform. This feature, an extension of Keeper’s robust existing sharing policies, enables administrators to apply detailed restrictions for record creation and sharing to user roles. By doing so, Keeper Admins can easily enforce the principle of least privilege and simplify compliance.
Do you know what your employees are downloading? In a perfect world, all of the IT systems and software used by an organization would be explicitly approved by the IT department. In reality, your network is closer to the wild west.
Online shopping has allowed buyers to find bargains and conveniently purchase from retailers all over the world. However, cybercriminals take advantage of the anonymity of online shopping to scam online buyers. If you get scammed while shopping online, you need to contact your credit card issuer, freeze your credit, change any compromised passwords, contact the online marketplace and report the scam to the FTC.
Yes, passkeys are phishing-resistant because they are built on the WebAuthn standard which is an authentication standard that uses public key cryptography to authenticate a user’s identity before they’re able to log in to their account. Continue reading to learn more about what makes passkeys phishing-resistant, plus the additional benefits of signing in to your accounts with passkeys over passwords.
If your online accounts keep getting hacked, you should scan your computer for malware, update your account passwords, enable MFA, check your account’s settings for suspicious changes, change your account’s security questions and place a fraud alert on your credit report. Continue reading to learn the signs that point to your online account being hacked, steps to take when your account is hacked and how to prevent your account from being hacked again.
Digital identity refers to the collection of data that represents an entity online. Digital identity can represent users, organizations or electronic devices and consists of their accounts, credentials, certificates, behaviors and usage patterns. In Identity Access Management (IAM), digital identity is needed to authenticate a user and authorize their permissions to access sensitive data.
The main differences between a worm and a virus are how they spread and how they are activated. Worms spread automatically to devices through a network by self-replicating, whereas viruses spread by attaching themselves to files or programs. Worms don’t need human interaction to activate and infect a device, whereas viruses do. Continue reading to learn more key differences between worms and viruses and how to keep your devices and data safe from both types of malware.
Antivirus software has been around for decades and you might be wondering if you still need it. The answer is yes, you still need antivirus software to protect your internet-connected devices. In the past, antivirus software was necessary to browse the internet safely. However, devices have improved their security measures recently, making antivirus software seem unnecessary.
Password managers help you manage streaming apps by storing the login credentials for each of those apps in a secure digital vault. With more people streaming movies and TV shows on apps like Netflix and Hulu, and streaming music on apps like Spotify, more passwords are being created for all of those different streaming service accounts. The passwords created for each of those accounts should follow password best practices to prevent your streaming apps from getting hacked.
