Identity & Access January 17, 2023

What is the Future of Password Managers?

5 min read - In November 2022, LastPass had its second security breach in four months. Although company CEO Karim Toubba assured customers they had nothing to worry about, the incident didn’t inspire confidence in the world’s leading password manager application. Password managers have one…

Identity & Access October 20, 2022

How to Keep Your Secrets Safe: A Password Primer

5 min read - There are two kinds of companies in the world: those that have been breached by criminals, and those that have been breached and don’t know it yet. Criminals are relentless. Today’s cyberattacks have evolved into high-level espionage perpetrated by robust…

Risk Management June 14, 2022

How to Become World Class at Cyber Hygiene

2 min read - In a recent podcast from England Rugby Union coach Eddie Jones, he made reference to the adage about trying to be “world-class at things that require zero effort.”     Relating that adage to the work environment, people can become world-class…

Identity & Access December 13, 2021

One-Time Password Security Might Fail 80% of the Time. IAM is Better

4 min read - A one-time password (OTP) is an automatically generated sequence of characters that authenticates a user for a single transaction or login session. OTP is a widely popular security strategy, but does it provide true password safety? This type of password…

Identity & Access October 11, 2021

How to Fight Phishing: Don’t Get Fugu’ed!

3 min read - Threat actors who deploy phishing and other attacks have an advantage: they don’t operate within any space of decent norms or legal jurisdiction. Accept that, and you quickly understand why the cybersecurity battle feels like fighting a tire fire with…

Fraud Protection August 11, 2021

Beyond Password Safety: How to Make Employee Sign-On Safe and Convenient

3 min read - When did you last change your work password? Was it when the system prompted you? When you were first hired? Or maybe the answer doesn’t matter. When it comes to password safety, old adages don’t always apply anymore. Let’s take…

Fraud Protection July 30, 2021

5 Ways to Increase Password Safety

3 min read - You make password decisions every week. Maybe you create a new account, reset a password or respond to a password change prompt. And each time you make a seemingly small or insignificant mistake in regard to password safety, such as…

Mobile Security July 16, 2021

3 Myths About Threat Actors and Password Safety

2 min read - You’ve seen the memes and the warnings on social media — answering questions about your life history is ruining your password safety. It’s giving the bad guys the information they need to figure out your passwords and get the answers…

Zero Trust June 30, 2021

June 2021 Security Intelligence Roundup: Cybersecurity Certifications, The Problem With New Accounts and Defanging Phishing

3 min read - Cybersecurity careers are a buzzy topic lately, with more people needed and salaries competitive. How do you make yourself stand out in this field and find a career you both love and do well? Meanwhile, when you’re not working you…

Mobile Security May 5, 2021

Does Multifactor Authentication Keep Your Remote Workers Safe?

4 min read - Your eight-character password can be cracked in about eight hours, using brute force attacks — even if you add in numbers, mix up the cases and throw in a special character or three. Odds are high that eight-hour window will…