Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

Cybercriminals can exploit stolen usernames and passwords to gain unauthorized access to your accounts, compromising your personal and financial information. Ensure that each online account has a unique password to minimize the impact of a potential breach.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

Cybercriminals can exploit stolen usernames and passwords to gain unauthorized access to your accounts, compromising your personal and financial information. Ensure that each online account has a unique password to minimize the impact of a potential breach.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 16, 2022

But you should also realize that while it’s easy to say that you need reliable and easy to deploy backups for example, it’s not always easy to follow that advice. Maintain offline backups of data, and regularly maintain backup and restoration. Ensure all backup data is encrypted, immutable (i.e.,

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While there are areas where passkeys could be better, it is clear that they are the leading contender to improve authentication by an order of magnitude and bring an end to passwords. Google Password Manager On Android, the Google Password Manager provides backup and syncs passkeys.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Set-up 2-factor authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Customize training materials to address these specific concerns, including data handling protocols, password management , and phishing attempt identification. Employ Authentication Methods for All Users & Devices A zero trust approach rejects any sort of inherent trust and requires continual verification of all users and devices.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 5, 2023

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a fundamental component of best practices for account security. It is a universal method employed for both personal and corporate user accounts globally. While MFA adds an extra security shield to accounts, deterring most cybercriminals, determined attackers can find ways to sidestep it.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 4, 2022

Use a strong, unique password for each login you use. Use a password manager to create and remember passwords if you can. If you aren’t using a password manager, use long passphrases that cannot be found in a dictionary. Back up your data frequently and check that your backup data can be restored.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 7, 2021

If you use a Google account, it may soon be mandatory to sign up to Google’s two-step verification program. With so much valuable data stuffed inside Google accounts, it’s beyond time to ensure they’re locked down properly. If your account is “ appropriately configured ”, you’ll be ushered into a land of extra security measures.

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IT Security Guru

JULY 4, 2023

Cybercriminals take advantage of this weakness by using brute-force attacks or password-guessing methods to access student accounts and networks without authorisation. Limited Data Backup and Recovery Plans Attacks using ransomware are more common than ever, and schools are not exempt from this danger.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

But you should also realize that while it’s easy to say that you need reliable and easy to deploy backups, for example, it’s not always easy to follow that advice. Maintain offline backups of data, and regularly maintain backup and restoration. Ensure all backup data is encrypted, immutable (i.e.,

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 28, 2022

And even if I could convince the cloud provider to bypass that and let me in, the backup is secured with a password which is stored in—you guessed it—my Password Manager. To get my passwords, I need my 2FA. To get my 2FA, I need my passwords. I am in cyclic dependency hell.

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Google Security

MAY 11, 2022

Posted by Daniel Margolis, Software Engineer, Google Account Security Team Every year, security technologies improve: browsers get better , encryption becomes ubiquitous on the Web , authentication becomes stronger. As phishing adoption has grown, multi-factor authentication has become a particular focus for attackers.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Use a strong and unique password for all accounts and sites. A long passphrase that cannot be found in a dictionary is one recommendation for a strong password; the use of a Password Manager is highly recommended. When possible, you should use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to help protect your accounts.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 9, 2024

Choose a strong password that you don’t use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Create offsite, offline backups. Take your time.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 24, 2023

The information varied from person to person, but may have included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers (SSNs), health insurance information, medical record numbers, patient account numbers, dates of service and/or limited treatment information used by TGH for its business operations. Take your time.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 29, 2023

Choose a strong password that you don't use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Create offsite, offline backups. Take your time.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

Having basic cyber hygiene Advanced technology is important, but basics like regular data backups, software updates, strong password policies, and multi-factor authentication are fundamental. Another cornerstone of any robust cybersecurity strategy is having regular data backups and maintaining them properly.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 16, 2023

Choose a strong password that you don't use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA). Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password. Create offsite, offline backups. Take your time.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Apple has long been criticized, with good reason, over its iCloud service not providing E2EE (where the user has the decryption keys); for years, when enabled, for a good chunk of data iPhone syncs to iCloud, Apple held the decryption keys for some stored data, which included: Message backups. Device backups. Safari Bookmarks.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Backup Your Files and Database. Rolling back the clock with minimal downtime and lost content is the peace of mind you will sorely miss if backups aren’t around when the worst happens. Many plugins are available to assist with backups and be sure to check with your host, as it may offer a backup service.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Lace Tempest (Storm-0950, overlaps w/ FIN11, TA505) authenticates as the user with the highest privileges to exfiltrate files,” Microsoft notes. Credential Protection: Prevent credential compromise by putting domain admin accounts in groups for protected users, avoiding plaintext credentials in scripts, and providing time-based access.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2018

The hacker accessed user data, email addresses, and a 2007 backup database containing hashed passwords managed by the platform. “A hacker broke into a few of Reddit’s systems and managed to access some user data, including some current email addresses and a 2007 database backup containing old salted and hashed passwords.

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Google Security

APRIL 24, 2023

Christiaan Brand, Group Product Manager We are excited to announce an update to Google Authenticator , across both iOS and Android, which adds the ability to safely backup your one-time codes (also known as one-time passwords or OTPs) to your Google Account.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Use the 3-2-1 backup rule. Periodically, at least once a quarter, review the security settings of your social media accounts and the apps linked to them. Even harmless details, such as pet names or birthplaces, can be used by hackers to reset passwords. Be vigilant about duplicate accounts of people you know.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As we mentioned in the previous part, there are six major data types; credit card and payment information, credentials of accounts, government secrets, personally identifiable information (PII), corporate intellectual Property (IP), and critical infrastructure data. The second scenario is about account credentials.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Authentication. Two-factor authentication is another important security measure for the cloud era. This means that in addition to your password, you will also need a second factor, such as a code from a key fob or a fingerprint, to access your data. Increasingly, passwordless authentication is becoming the norm.

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Google Security

OCTOBER 12, 2022

In this post we cover details on how passkeys stored in the Google Password Manager are kept secure. Passkeys are a safer and more secure alternative to passwords. They also replace the need for traditional 2nd factor authentication methods such as text message, app based one-time codes or push-based approvals.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 15, 2024

Employ robust password management techniques, two-factor authentication (2FA), and regular backups of essential data. These issues affect over 91,000 exposed machines, putting them at risk of DDoS assaults, account theft, and malware infestations. CVE-2023-6318 permits privilege escalation to get root access.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 30, 2022

Additionally, lock down all email addresses with multifactor authentication (MFA). The same goes for backup/recovery emails tied to the main account(s). If you have the choice of SMS codes or authentication apps/hardware based security keys for 2FA, choose the latter.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

It encompasses various forms of cybercrime and online harm, including cyberstalking, tracking, hacking accounts and intimate image abuse. This can happen in several ways: requesting an itemized phone bill, physically accessing your devices, installing spyware, or hacking into accounts linked to your device.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 2, 2022

You have the disaster recovery (DR) site, backups, and storage area network (SAN) snapshots. As you try each one, that pit in your stomach grows as you experience the worst feeling in IT: the realization you have no backup for recovery. Your backups, the backup server, and all the backup storage — all encrypted by ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Create Strong, Unique Passwords Creating strong, one-of-a-kind passwords acts as a strong defense to keep your accounts safe. Some password managers offer free versions if you need help. Craft Complex Passwords: Generate passwords with a mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and special characters.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 23, 2023

A nasty security flaw is leaving users of the KeePass password manager vulnerable to exploitation—namely, the ability to recover the master password in cleartext from those affected. However, it's crucial to note that this particular vulnerability does not reflect the inherent weaknesses of all password managers.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Password management software firm LastPass disclosed a “second attack,” a threat actor used data stolen from the August security breach and combined it with information available from a third-party data breach. The backup contains both unencrypted data (i.e. ” reads the update published by the company.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 6, 2020

Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. Multiple personal and business banking portals; -Microsoft Office365 accounts. Shipping and postage accounts.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

In our recent passkey blog series , we’ve been unpacking the difference between new passkey technology and more conventional password security in light of some of the most critical authentication scenarios. Today, we’re taking a closer look at how passkeys compare to passwords from the perspective of user endpoints.

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