Cyber Security Roundup for May 2021

  
A roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, April 2021.

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Password Reuse Risk is Exacerbated by Dark Web Data

A flood of data to the dark web in the last 12 months has kicked up the cybercrime risk of password reuse. Here’s how to protect your data.
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Lessons Learned from the Global Year in Breach: Multifactor Authentication Beats Cybercrime

The Global Year in Breach 2020 has shined a light on a few things – like how multifactor authentication is a security superstar.
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How to Strengthen Password Policies to Stay Compliant with GDPR

Since coming into effect May 25, 2018, the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, has substantially changed the way businesses around the world are required to operate. At its heart, the law is designed to protect the sensitive d… Continue reading How to Strengthen Password Policies to Stay Compliant with GDPR

42% of Companies Must Improve Password Security. Here’s How to Do It.

If you think you don’t have a password security problem, you’re wrong. Read these scary statistics and weep – then do something about it.
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Going Passwordless: Cybersecurity for the New Decade

The past year has put digital identity challenges, security and passwords under scrutiny. This report explains why passwordless is the future. Passwords are deeply ingrainetd in all aspects of our digital reality. A year ago, NordPass estimated that t… Continue reading Going Passwordless: Cybersecurity for the New Decade

These Bad Passwords Make Every Day Groundhog Day for IT Teams

Every day is Groundhog Day for IT Teams when people use or recycle these bad passwords, but they just keep doing it. Here’s how to stop that.
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Less Than 25% of Firms Have Solid Security Access Control

Bad security access control makes securing data harder for businesses & opens opportunities for MSPs. Here’s how to take advantage of that.
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What Were BullPhish ID’s Top Phishing Scams of 2020?

What were the top phishing scams of 2020 that users fell for in phishing simulations? See the new data & why you need to do more training.
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