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How to improve your workplace’s cybersecurity

CyberSecurity Insiders

Interestingly, people seem to have become more aware of the need for a secure workplace in 2020. Nexor, a service provider in the cybersecurity space, asserts that Google searches for ‘cyber defence’ surged by 126% in the first quarter of 2020. Security through a VPN. Password managers and two-factor authentication.

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Access Control: The 5 Single Sign-On Benefits

IT Security Guru

In March 2020, many people began working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Working from home resulted in additional risk management and security challenges for employees, executive leadership, and information technology (IT) teams. One username and password, i.e., login credentials, will access multiple applications.

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Experian, You Have Some Explaining to Do

Krebs on Security

In both cases the readers used password managers to select strong, unique passwords for their Experian accounts. Turner said he created the account at Experian in 2020 to place a security freeze on his credit file, and that he used a password manager to select and store a strong, unique password for his Experian account.

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The Top Five Habits of Cyber-Aware Employees

CyberSecurity Insiders

But a survey conducted by Google and Harris found that many people still refuse to adopt even the most essential credential security measures: just 37 percent use two-factor authentication, around a third change their passwords regularly, and a mere 15 percent use a password manager.

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19 petabytes of data exposed across 29,000+ unprotected databases

Security Affairs

While performing the search, we made sure that the open databases we found required no authentication whatsoever and were open for anyone to access, as opposed to those that had default credentials enabled. Can’t come up with a strong password? Unsecured databases exposed for years.

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Spyware in the IoT – the Biggest Privacy Threat This Year

SiteLock

To help avoid these online risks, it is highly recommended to use a Virtual Private Network (VPN). VPNs are the baseline cybersecurity tool to safeguard internet-enabled devices and a home network. A VPN provides a secure internet connection, ensuring your browsing data is encrypted for maximum privacy and security.

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National Small Business Week: 10 Best Practices for Small Business Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity Insiders

The use of non-approved applications, known as ‘shadow IT’ can introduce dangerous points of vulnerability, but good application management practices can ensure that only approved programs are being used with proper oversight from a security professional.