Tag: password security

Published on August 9, 2022

Naples, FL – Advanced Software Products Group (ASPG, Inc.) has announced V6.0 of ReACT, the innovative password reset and synchronization tool designed to automate the password reset process, improve corporate security controls, and take a workload off the help desk. Significant to ReACT’s v6.0 developments…

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 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.…

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 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…

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 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…

Published on March 23, 2022

Via ABC News A cyber security expert is sharing steps you should take, to protect yourself from a potential cyberattack. Hackers are already trying to break through, according to cyber security expert Randy Marchany. He said they're seeing an increase in probing, which means hackers…

Published on February 24, 2022

via Tech Genix Ask any user to list the things that frustrate them the most about their employer’s IT department, and password policies are sure to be near the top of the list. Password rage is real, and the typical way in which most organizations…

Published on February 15, 2022

There’s been a lot of chatter lately about moving on from passwords. But long passwords are still a good defense against some types of attacks. Brute force attack actors dedicate just a fraction of their efforts to cracking them, a Microsoft researcher found. The researcher…