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GUEST ESSAY: Until we eliminate passwords, follow these 4 sure steps to password hygiene

The Last Watchdog

More Americans than ever are working remotely and seeking out entertainment online, and this increase of internet activity has fueled a dramatic spike in cybercrime. Two-factor authentication may seem technically complicated, but “2FA” is a security measure you already know. Related: Training human sensors.

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PCI v4 is coming. Are you ready?

Pen Test Partners

businesses gain the flexibility to define and deploy personalized security measures aligned with their specific cardholder data environment (CDE) setup. The innovative Customised Approach empowers well-established organisations to intricately specify their existing security controls to fulfil the objectives for each requirement.

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The 773 Million Record "Collection #1" Data Breach

Troy Hunt

Many others, over the years to come, will check their address on the site and land on this blog post when clicking in the breach description for more information. Also turn on 2-factor authentication wherever it's available. people presently use the free notification service and 768k of them are in this breach.