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Be Wary of Scammers in the Holiday Season

Security Through Education

In October, Cybersecurity Awareness Month taught us the importance of safe practices such as the use of multifactor authentication, strong passwords, and VPNs. They could pose as your hotel or airline by sending you convincing phishing emails. Or even worse, plan out when you will be away so as to gain access to your personal estate.

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Low Hanging Fruit Ninja: Slashing the Risks of the Human Element

Security Boulevard

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I was not a Security Consultant. And I worked as a corporate Chef for an organization that required very long, complex passwords that had to change every 90 days and could not match your last 6 passwords. I was a Chef. I was super busy, ….

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