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Data Privacy Day: Securing your data with a password manager

IT Security Guru

This year’s annual Data Privacy Day falls on January 28 th. Each year, the day provides an opportunity to educate consumers and organisations alike on the importance of privacy and staying safe online. Improving your password habits: Do not use any combination of characters that is easy to guess.

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Best Encryption Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. What is Encryption?

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. Awareness events foster to shape human attitude, enhance a positive culture against cyber threats, and educate businesses and people about protective measures they can take to secure their sensitive personal data: Enable MFA.

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Google Now Supports Passkeys, Risky New Top Level Domains, Twitter’s Encryption Dilemma

Security Boulevard

We discuss the benefits of passkeys over traditional passwords, but also why passkeys are not quite ready for prime time use. The post Google Now Supports Passkeys, Risky New Top Level Domains, Twitter’s Encryption Dilemma appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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ROUNDTABLE: Huge Capital One breach shows too little is being done to preserve data privacy

The Last Watchdog

Capital One’s highly confidential data was accessible to a system admin by a very simple password-based mechanism. In addition, sensitive data was not encrypted at rest, and no one was auditing access logs. Cybersecurity and data privacy are trends similar to the trends of cloud, mobile and AI.

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Indonesia Soon to Become the Fifth ASEAN Country to Adapt Data Privacy Laws

Security Affairs

A VPN removes all traces leading back to your original IP address and encrypts your connection to allow safe and private browsing. Use Strong Passwords. Use a strong and complex password for your accounts. Use a strong and complex password for your accounts. Keep Your Softwares Updated. Turn Off On-Screen Notifications.

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9 Possible Ways Hackers Can Use Public Wi-Fi to Steal Your Sensitive Data

Security Affairs

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. Once they’re in, they can grab your emails, usernames, passwords, and more. They might even lock you out of your own accounts by resetting your passwords.

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