The dark web is home to a ton of criminal activity—including a myriad of cybercrime services that can irreparably damage your company. You can find cybercriminals taking advantage of anonymity and operating illegal businesses such as selling personal information – compromised credentials, email addresses, credit card numbers, social security numbers and other kinds of personal data and financial information can all be bought and sold on the dark web.

Keeper Security is thrilled to announce it’s been recognized as a leader in Password Management by GigaOm, an analyst firm and media company specializing in strategic, engineering-led technology research, insight and analysis. The GigaOm Radar for Password Management places Keeper as a leader within the Platform Play and Innovation quadrant.

Password reuse is a common practice amongst teams that can lead to a cybercriminal getting a hold of your online credentials. Despite knowing that it can leave your accounts compromised, a majority of people are still guilty of reusing their passwords. Results from an online security survey by Google and Harrison Poll found that: As cybercriminals use more sophisticated attacks, organizations must emphasize the importance of good cyber hygiene practices to prevent data breaches.

A VPN, or a virtual private network, is a service that protects your internet connection. It encrypts your data, protects your online identity by masking your IP address and allows you to use public WiFi hotspots safely. VPNs create a private, encrypted network within the public network providing an extra, and known, layer of security and privacy.

Password security is important because passwords are the first line of defense against cybercriminals and their unauthorized access to your personal data. Most people around the world struggle with managing their passwords. A recent Verizon Data Breach Investigation reported over 70% of employees repeat passwords while at work. According to the study, 81% of hacking-related breaches used either stolen or weak passwords.

Poor secrets management leads to data breaches that can result in compromised credentials, a damaged reputation and millions of dollars in mitigation costs, legal fees and lost revenue. Secrets are non-human privileged credentials that provide access to sensitive information, systems and services. Types of secrets include database passwords, SSH keys, API keys and encryption keys.

A security breach is when an incident occurs that results in unauthorized access to sensitive data, applications, networks or devices. Typically, when a security breach happens the intruder is able to bypass security measures that were put in place to keep them out. As a result of a security breach, a company or organization’s public image suffers, which can lead to the company losing money. The company or organization could also suffer legal consequences.

Keeper is pleased to announce significant new upgrades to the KeeperMSP Platform that offer robust security and compliance solutions through an expanded portfolio of Keeper zero-trust security capabilities. These market-leading features will help Managed Service Provider (MSP) partners oversee security and compliance for their customer base in an increasingly challenging threat landscape. These platform enhancements include the following powerful add-on features and products.