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SHARED INTEL: A foolproof consumer’s guide to creating and managing bulletproof passwords

The Last Watchdog

Related: Kaseya hack exacerbates supply chain exposures. I’ve had a password manager in place since 2004. Most people say “what if the password manager gets hacked” while this might be a valid concern, it’s not a concern of mine. It can be a real hassle to keep track of the passwords you use. However, this isn’t a good idea.

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Cybersecurity Training and Tech Aren’t Enough; ‘Culture Change’ Needed

eSecurity Planet

In 2004, the global cybersecurity market was worth just $3.5 Their latest book, The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide to Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer , combines the insight of 35 years of security culture experience with data-driven insights from over 40,000 global organizations.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

2 – It demonstrates the importance of security awareness training for your employees! 1834 — French Telegraph System — A pair of thieves hack the French Telegraph System and steal financial market information, effectively conducting the world’s first cyberattack. I love it for a few reasons. #1 Dateline Cybercrime .

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NEW TECH: CyCognito employs offensive bot network to put companies a step a head of attackers

The Last Watchdog

I first wrote about criminal botnets at USA TODAY in 2004. Botnets are the nimble infrastructure that enables criminals to blast out massive ransomware and denial of service attacks and also to execute intricate advanced persistent threat ( APT ) hacks that play out over months and go very deep. That’s a major step forward.