Remove Accountability Remove CISO Remove Password Management Remove Security Awareness
article thumbnail

SolarWinds blaming intern for leaked password is symptom of ‘security failures’

SC Magazine

Asked about “solarwinds123” during last Friday’s Congressional hearing, former CEO Kevin Thompson called the password “a mistake that an intern made. They violated our password policies and they posted that password… on their own private GitHub account. Many password managers are free,” said Carson.

Passwords 129
article thumbnail

Security researchers applaud Google’s move towards multi-factor authentication

SC Magazine

Google made the announcement on World Password Day , in which Mark Risher, Google’s director of product management, identity and user security, pointed out in a blog that 66% of Americans admit to using the same password across multiple sites, which makes all those accounts vulnerable if any one fails. “We

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

U.S. Security Agencies Warn About Russian Threat Gangs Amid Ukraine Tensions

eSecurity Planet

“Historically, Russian state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) actors have used common but effective tactics – including spearphishing , brute force, and exploiting known vulnerabilities against accounts and networks with weak security – to gain initial access to target networks,” the agencies wrote in the alert.

Passwords 117
article thumbnail

On first-ever Identity Management Day, experts detail steps to a better IAM program

SC Magazine

The two organizations named Boston their Identity Management Organization of the Year for its successful launch of “Access Boston” – a two-year multi-million-dollar reimplementation of an IAM program designed to improve the user experience, establish identity lifecycle management and access control, and modernize legacy systems.

article thumbnail

7 Cyber Security Courses Online For Everybody

Spinone

Security Awareness Training from Advisera Advisera offers lots of tools like books, courses, and guidelines for those who want to know more about compliance standards and become security-aware. to $199 for business accounts. This course covers a broad range of security topics, explaining it with a simple language.