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Top Unexpected Ways to Utilise a Password Manager for Enhanced Security and Organisation

IT Security Guru

Password managers have become integral tools for individuals and businesses alike. They are primarily known for securely saving and managing login credentials so users don’t have to remember them all or write them down, where they could be compromised.

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IT administrators' passwords are awful too

Malwarebytes

The administrator password is "admin". Research has revealed that IT administrators are just as likely to do the tech equivalent of putting the key under the mat as end users, with both groups using similarly predictable passwords. For that reason, using default passwords is considered a serious security risk.

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Why you should act like your CEO’s password is “querty”

Malwarebytes

A poor password at the highest levels of an organisation can cost a company millions in losses. Recent findings show that half of IT leaders store passwords in shared documents. On top of that, it seems that folks at executive level are not picking good passwords either. Are CEOs naming their passwords after themselves?

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Adding Security Keys to Your Authentication Toolbox

SecureWorld News

A quick intro to security keys: A security key can work in place of other forms of two-factor authentication such as receiving a code through SMS or pressing a button in an authentication app. Then, you enter your password and that's that. When it came to authenticating, both keys worked just fine.

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Hackers take over 1.1 million accounts by trying reused passwords

Malwarebytes

Credential stuffing is the automated injection of stolen username and password pairs in to website login forms, in order to fraudulently gain access to user accounts. Accessing more sensitive information such as credit card numbers, private messages, pictures, or documents which can ultimately lead to identity theft. No more passwords.

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RockYou2021: The Mother Lode of Password Collections Leaks 8.4 Billion Passwords Online

Hot for Security

billion password entries, presumably obtained from previous data leaks and breaches. Despite the author’s claims that the document contains 82 billion passwords, researchers noted that the “actual number turned out to be nearly ten times lower – at 8,459,060,239 unique entries.” “Its 3.2 “Its 3.2

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Dropbox Sign customer data accessed in breach

Malwarebytes

Dropbox Sign is a platform that allows customers to digitally sign, edit, and track documents. Even if you never created a Dropbox Sign account but received or signed a document through Dropbox Sign, your email addresses and names were exposed. their documents or agreements), or their payment information.