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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – What it Really Means for WordPress Users

SiteLock

It’s also the last day of October that the transition to Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month in November begins. For more specific details on each of these topics, we recommend reading the StaySafeOnline.org blog. Never write down your username and passwords. What Does This Have To Do With WordPress?

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

The Last Watchdog

Two-factor authentication may seem technically complicated, but “2FA” is a security measure you already know. Anytime a website sends you an SMS code or asks a personal security question, that’s a form of 2FA. 4) Use a password manager.

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The 773 Million Record "Collection #1" Data Breach

Troy Hunt

Checking Email Addresses and Passwords in HIBP There'll be a significant number of people that'll land here after receiving a notification from HIBP; about 2.2M 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.

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The 42M Record kayo.moe Credential Stuffing Data

Troy Hunt

This is going to be a brief blog post but it's a necessary one because I can't load the data I'm about to publish into Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) without providing more context than what I can in a single short breach description. If you are, get a password manager ( I use 1Password ).

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