Tag: data breaches

Published on September 16, 2022

Naples, FL – Advanced Software Products Group (ASPG, Inc.) has announced the release of ReACT MFA, a brand-new multi-factor authentication (MFA) tool. Online accounts are increasing alongside passwords becoming steadily more outdated. Users now need a simple and secure means of authenticating their identity while…

Published on August 10, 2022

Via Security Intelligence The average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high of $4.35 million this year, according to newly published 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report, an increase of 2.6% from a year ago and 12.7% since 2020. New research in this…

Published on August 1, 2022

via Komando It’s critical that you create the strongest possible passwords for services and websites. But how many actually take the time to craft crack-proof details? It seems the rules for creating the best passwords are always changing. It’s no longer safe to just have…

Published on July 21, 2022

via Security Intelligence The beauty of having different climates around the world is that there is always somewhere we can travel for leisure all year round. These are times when we tend to relax and let our guard down. The reality, though, is that cyber…

Published on July 5, 2022

Via WMAR According to data compiled by the university of Maryland, there’s a hacking attack on computers with internet access every 39 seconds. These attacks affect one in three Americans each year. One of the biggest ways hackers break into accounts is through unsecure passwords.…

Published on June 16, 2022

via Bleeping Computer Ever since 2004, the payment card industry has required merchants who accept credit card payments to adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS, often shortened to PCI). This requirement doesn’t just apply to merchants, but is applicable to…

Published on May 18, 2022

via UK National Cyber Security Centre One of the most popular pages on the NCSC website, nearly 5 years after its first publication, is 'Three random words or #thinkrandom'. It explains how - by combining three random words - you can create a password that's…

Published on May 13, 2022

via UK National Cyber Security Centre Balancing cyber risk and defence The threat an organization faces may vary over time. At any point, there is a need to strike a balance between the current threat, the measures needed to defend against it, the implications and…

Published on May 9, 2022

via Forbes A lot has happened in response to the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack a year ago today that created a crisis for the company and the country. President Joe Biden took steps to improve the country’s defenses against future cyberattacks and signed a bill into law that is designed to improve…

Published on April 11, 2022

via CSO Online Take care of security basics first When reviewing your network for potential cyber threats, don’t make things worse by making misconfigurations that will create more problems. Spend time on the basics and on other projects that you probably should have worked on…