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Microsoft has released a new report outlining enterprise cyberattack trends in the past year (July 2019 – June 2020) and offering advice on how organizations can protect themselves. Based on over 8 trillion daily security signals and observations… Continue reading The biggest cyber threats organizations deal with today
Someone in my Twitter timeline wrote a post that resonated with me. Instead of advocating the idea of our firms mandating what we can and cannot do in our homes as working from home (WFH) standards, she said how gracious it was for us to let the firms … Continue reading Using Good Cyber Practices to Frame your Personal Cyber Narrative
“123456” is the most widely used password on breached accounts, according to a recent password re-use study c by computer engineering students at Cyprus University. Last month, student Ata Hakçıl analyzed more than 1 billion usern… Continue reading One in Every 142 Passwords is ‘123456’, New Research Shows
Cybersecurity legislation needs to include ways to improve IT hygiene and visibility, the collective root of the cybersecurity problem Cybersecurity challenges aren’t slowing down. Government websites have been hacked and kicked offline by ransomware;… Continue reading What New Cybersecurity Legislation Doesn’t Include
When it comes to public health, good hygiene is paramount in avoiding infection. For companies looking to prevent cyber attacks, the same logic applies. According to a report by Accenture, the average number of security breaches a company faces ea… Continue reading Good Cyber Hygiene Is Critical for Remote Workforces
COVID-19 has been impacting the world for at least five months, and cybercriminals have not let up in their attempts to manipulate the crisis for their own gain. For example, in the week before Easter—the original hoped-for date to “re-open” the countr… Continue reading Businesses Underestimate COVID-19 Cybersecurity Risks
Entrust Datacard released the findings of its survey which highlights the critical need to address data security challenges for employees working from home as a result of the pandemic based on responses from 1,000 US full-time professionals. As social … Continue reading Home workplaces introduce new risks, poor password hygiene
As the world becomes more digitally bound and workers adapt to new business models, our cyber habits should improve considerably. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the case. The 2020 LastPass ‘Psychology of Passwords’ report has reveale… Continue reading 66 Percent of Consumers Recycle Their Account Passwords. Do You?
Every so often a tool takes off that suddenly everyone is using to communicate—one day it’s Google Hangouts, the next it’s Slack. Right now, that tool is Zoom, even though Skype and Microsoft Teams are also options for video calling. … Continue reading Are We Giving Up Our Privacy?
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is continuing to impact the globe in an unprecedented fashion, shutting down schools, cities and even entire countries. The novelty of this situation is spreading fear and uncertainty worldwide, especially among those who ma… Continue reading For Coronavirus, Take Care of Personal and Cyber Hygiene