When teaching password creation strategies, we often emphasize the importance of email accounts. Email is the key to your online identity because it’s used when creating other online accounts. Therefore,… Read more Your Email is the Key to Your Online Identity →
Have your passwords been exposed in a data breach? Are you sure? Here’s a resource to check: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords. HaveIBeenPwned, a website created and maintained by security researcher Troy Hunt, has… Read more Check for Password Reuse →
How to Use a Password Manager The original password manager was probably a piece of paper with your password on it. It progressed into a password spreadsheet which became your… Read more Password Managers →
It seems like everything security-related begins with “Yes, but…” or “It depends” these days. (No wonder users are frustrated.) Because of security problems surrounding credentials (data breaches, phishing attacks, and… Read more Not all 2FA is Created Equal →
News about Yahoo’s confirmed data breach of a staggering 500 million users’ accounts reminds us that even the most trusted technology providers can be hacked. Plan for a Breach According… Read more The Largest Hack To Date →
Why not turn a routine, boring activity into a celebration? It’s an excellent way to enlighten users about cyber awareness topics such as the need to update their passwords. If… Read more Password Change Pizza Party →
The average person may get overwhelmed by a strong password policy in the workplace. They look at the requirements and think there’s no way they can remember a password that… Read more Strong Passwords Are Like Recipes →
Security is not black and white. There are gray areas. Sometimes IT security browbeats users into a “NEVER, ONLY, DO NOT” line of thinking (or not thinking, as it were). … Read more The Gray Areas →
