Cybersecurity Awareness Doesn’t Cut It; It’s Time to Focus on Behavior
Published on December 4, 2023
To borrow a line from social scientists, "abundant research shows that people who are simply given more information are unlikely to change their beliefs or behavior." And yet, here we are again, another Cybersecurity Awareness Month: the industry's Hallmark holiday that promotes spending on cybersecurity training videos, phishing simulators,…
Key Considerations for Alleviating MFA Push Fatigue
Published on January 24, 2023
via CSO Online Security awareness training — combined with the right technologies — have done a great job of alerting employees to the risks of phishing scams and clicking on suspicious links. But criminals are relentless and brutally crafty. They will continue to target end-users,…
How Two-Factor Authentication Keeps Your Accounts Safe
Published on December 1, 2022
via Wired If you want to keep your online accounts safe, adding two-factor authentication (2FA) is the single most important step you can take. While no security measure is 100 percent hackproof, 2FA is going to go a long way to locking down access to your important…
Multi-factor authentication fatigue attacks are on the rise: How to defend against them
Published on September 30, 2022
via CSO Online Credential compromise has been one of the top causes for network security breaches for a long time, which has prompted more organizations to adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a defense. While enabling MFA for all accounts is highly encouraged and a best…
ASPG, Inc. Announces Release of ReACT MFA, New Multi-Factor Authentication Tool
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 Online accounts are increasing alongside passwords becoming steadily more outdated.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…
Why Multi-Factor Authentication is Key to Modern Cybersecurity
Published on July 8, 2022
via CIO According to recent data from the Identity Theft Resource Center, there was a 14% increase in data breaches and compromises in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 2021. What’s more — this is the third consecutive year where breaches have increased in Q1.…
Evolving Beyond the Password: It’s Time to Up the Ante
Published on June 22, 2022
via Dark Reading The fact that we continue to rely on passwords this deep into the digital age is more than a bit jarring. These alphanumeric scraps, the equivalent of digital skeleton keys, once served as a valuable tool. Unfortunately, passwords are now far more trouble than…
7 Ways to Reduce Your Cyber Threats from Remote Workers
Published on April 7, 2021
Via Dark Reading The pandemic's decline won't stop the work-from-home trend nor the implications for cybersecurity, so it is crucial to minimize the threats. With the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines, we are (hopefully) nearing the end of the pandemic's crisis. However, its effects will long…