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‘MFA Fatigue’ is a new type of cyberattack

September 26, 2022 We have a new term for you: MFA Fatigue. While you may feel you are tired of the additional efforts required by multifactor authentication to log in to something, that is not the MFA fatigue of which we speak. This MFA Fatigue is a new type of cyberattack. When a hacker gains a password on … Continue reading "‘MFA Fatigue’ is a new type of cyberattack" Read More

Cybersecurity Month: Protect yourself with these measures

October 5, 2021 The world has grown pretty scary in recent years. Hackers steal personal information, money, and intellectual property almost on a daily basis. They’re like zombies – relentless and endless. You have a choice – try to hide, which is impossible in our connected world – OR fight back. We say: Fight back. There are key … Continue reading "Cybersecurity Month: Protect yourself with these measures" Read More

O365 – No reason to share passwords

June 10, 2021 There’s no reason to share passwords any more to provide access to a corporate email account. That’s right – whether it’s a generic company email address, such as billing@company.com, or an executive’s email, there’s a more secure method available in Office 365 (M365) you should use. What’s more – doing it our way can save … Continue reading "O365 – No reason to share passwords" Read More

How hackers use passwords to break in to your systems

August 22, 2019 A identity security manager at Microsoft recently wrote a blog post talking about how hackers use passwords to try to break in to systems using Microsoft programs. Called “Your Pa$$word doesn’t matter,” the piece by Microsoft’s Alex Weinert walks through various ways hackers use passwords. The list above represents the top 10 passwords hackers test … Continue reading "How hackers use passwords to break in to your systems" Read More

Creator of computer password, shared computing, dies at 93

July 16, 2019 Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that the man who invented the computer password in the mid-1960s passed away July 12. Fernando Corbató, also known as “Corby,” was a professor emeritus at MIT. He received the Association of Computing Machinery’s Turing Award, often described as “the Nobel Prize for computing.” Corbató developed one of the first … Continue reading "Creator of computer password, shared computing, dies at 93" Read More

Study finds workers emotionally attached to weak passwords

June 19, 2019 Have you encountered this person? They sit through your cybersecurity training at work, learn that their chosen passwords are weak, easily guessable, and put your network at risk. Yet they continue to use them. There’s a study out now that says these folks cling to their bad passwords for two reasons. One is that humans … Continue reading "Study finds workers emotionally attached to weak passwords" Read More

Is your Password 123456? You need help – and fast!

April 23, 2019 The U.K.'s National Cyber Security Center announced that 30 million people using the password 123456 or 123456789 suffered a breach of their personal information. Don't let that happen to you. Visit our website for free information on how to protect yourself! Read More