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Data Privacy Day: Securing your data with a password manager

IT Security Guru

Despite the fact that data is growing in value and being used more frequently by organisations, there still isn’t enough awareness around the many risks that come with the collecting and handling of it. So, how can consumers protect themselves? What is a password manager? This is where a password manager comes in.

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We dig into the Game Players Code

Malwarebytes

As we’ve shown previously, you don’t even have to be on a gaming platform to be at risk from shenanigans. INVESTIGATE any gaming-related purchases before handing over money, such as checking whether the website is blacklisted on [link] and only making card payments that offer greater consumer protections. Another decent tip.

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SiteLock’s Top Five Cybersecurity Predictions For 2020

SiteLock

This allows the attacker unauthorized access to numerous accounts or servers, putting the end-user’s information at risk. Malicious text messages are at the center of SMS phishing, and similar to email phishing, they aim to trick users into taking action that puts them and their personal data at risk. Given that over 2.5

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It’s a Holiday Security Breach Blowout

SiteLock

For end users and consumers, protection against data breaches is difficult as we all now trust others to be good stewards of our personal details. A good strategy to reduce the risk of a breach three-fold. First, limit and control the information you share as best as possible. Next, use robust authentication practices.

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12 Online Resolutions for 2021

Adam Levin

Don’t re-use passwords: Yes, keeping track of passwords for all of your accounts can be a chore, but using the same password means that one breached account can be used to others that use the same user credentials. It’s not worth the risk.

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