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

Posted on August 11, 2021 by David Bisson

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 a look at what today’s business password management really needs by focusing on the valuable […]

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5 Ways to Increase Password Safety

Posted on July 30, 2021 by Jennifer Gregory

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 not creating strong enough passwords or using the same password on multiple accounts, you increase […]

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How to Fix the Big Problems With Two-Factor and Multifactor Authentication

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Mike Elgan

Getting a second opinion is a great idea in both medicine and end-user cybersecurity. Two-factor authentication (2FA) and multifactor authentication (MFA) are powerful tools in the fight against all kinds of cyberattacks that involve end-user devices and internet-based services. There’s just one big problem: it’s far, far too common for people to use text messaging […]

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

Posted on June 30, 2021 by Megan Crouse

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 may very well be making a new streaming account to escape after a long day. […]

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Why Business Password Management Remains a Struggle

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Sue Poremba

How secure is your password? Everyone has a favorite. Savvy people, of course, know better than to use something that can be easily guessed, like 12345 or ‘Password.’ But, once you latch on to a password you really like and is easy to remember, you use it again on a site you might not visit […]

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Password Safety: Rethink Your Strong Password

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Mark Stone

“Use longer, stronger passwords.” This is a directive we’ve been accustomed to hearing for decades. Many of us are using strong passwords with a combination of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers and special characters. The speed at which threat actors can brute force our long passwords has ramped up. In a brute force password attack, […]

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7 Cybersecurity Tools On Our Holiday Wish List

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Mike Elgan

The holiday season is upon us. After a difficult year, and facing an even more challenging year ahead, digital defense experts don’t have visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads. Instead, they dream of cybersecurity tools and other resources to help them cope with a wild threat landscape. Here’s our ultimate holiday wish list. […]

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