Identity IQ

JANUARY 20, 2023

Therefore, use different passwords for different accounts and yourself the trouble. Utilize a Secure Password Manager. Consider using a password manager. Password managers help you generate complex, long, and complicated passwords to better protect your accounts from being compromised.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MAY 30, 2023

Therefore, you must remember to set up more sophisticated passwords with unique combinations of letters (upper-case & lower-case), numbers and symbols, or even long passphrases instead of simple passwords. This will reduce the risk of exposing sensitive information due to weak passwords.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 16, 2023

A common example of this is surveillance. We normalize the use of surveilling and tracking young people through "parentware" or spyware (software which allows someone to see what someone else is doing on their device) and apps which enable the tracking of someone's location. Earlier, I discussed the normalization of surveillance.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Threat actors exploited a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-40539 , in the Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus software, which is self-service password management and single sign-on solution. KdcSponge allows capturing the domain name, username, and password.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Hacking collectives are very proficient at “exploiting weak authentication schemes to gain persistence inside of a targeted network,” Sherman says. To malicious hackers , it’s like getting dropped off at a candy store that’s giving away free treats. Once they gain a foothold, they can move laterally and gain access to other enterprise assets.”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Questions to Answer Consider these questions to verify your organization’s data security and threat detection strategies: Are multi-factor authentication techniques required for user access?

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 24, 2023

Deploying video surveillance can also help here. Malware Certain types of malicious software are designed to steal passwords or attempt to crack passwords. Consider periodically updating the salt for each password. Monitor and audit access to the password database to ensure only authorized individuals can access it.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

With each attack, the hackers would turn on their password-slurping tools for roughly one hour, and then switch them off before returning the network to its original state after each run. “Large organizations down to mom-and-pop entities are not paying attention to some very basic security practices, like multi-factor authentication.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

I also discovered several security vulnerabilities in LastPass Password Manager. With the introduction of Apple's iOS 8, new system-level security abilities emerged, including the ability to use TouchID for several authentication scenarios. What do you think people considering a career in cybersecurity should know?

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