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Microsoft wants You to Use FIDO instead of Passwords

May 16, 2020 | Business, FIDO, Internet, MFA, Microsoft, Passwords, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Technology, token

Microsoft wants You to Use FIDO instead of Passwords Passwords are a security issue, but primarily the problem with passwords is human behavior. People choose an insecure password, reuse them on multiple sites, don’t change them, and share them with colleagues....

Credential Security is Essential when using Collaboration Platforms

May 9, 2020 | Best Practices, Business, Collaboration Tools, credential stealing, Internet, Passwords, Passwords, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, Technology

Credential Security is Essential when using Collaboration Platforms Microsoft teams gained popularity as a collaboration platform to use as you telecommute to the office during this pandemic. As part of this platform, Teams utilize some automated notifications. Well,...

Generate strong passwords/passphrases

Apr 28, 2020 | Credentials, Features, iHeart, Passwords

Generate strong passwords/passphrases Hi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into secure passwords. Many businesses insist that their eight character passwords are secure because they force complexity requirements, and frequent password updates. Not true. These...

Your Employer Says Go Home and Work — Now what?

Mar 21, 2020 | Backup, Business, Compliance, Computers, Corporate Reputation, credentials, Critical data, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Data Loss, Data Storage, Employees, Firewalls, Government, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Malware, Networking, News, Patching, Quarantine, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Remote-Work, Routers, Security, Security Alerts, Technology, Unsecured Devices, Updates, VPN

Your Employer Says Go Home and Work — Now what? For many companies and their employees, this widespread hysteria over this coronavirus pandemic has taken everyone by surprise. Remote work might have been a consideration but now is not an option but a...

Cryptocurrencies and Insurance Increases Ransomware Profitability

Mar 7, 2020 | Access Controls, Asset Management, Best Practices, Business, Compliance, credential stealing, credentials, Critical data, Cyber Liability, cyberattacks, Data Assets, Employees, Hacking, Human Element, industrial espionage, Information Technology, Intellectual Property Theft, Internet, Legacy Systems, Operating Systems, Patching, Policies and Procedures, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Ransomware, Ransomware, Ransomware, Regulatory Compliance, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Technology, Technology, Third - Party, Updates

Cryptocurrencies and Insurance Increases Ransomware Profitability Ransomware is rising like a phoenix from the ashes again. Companies are paying enormous ransoms in cryptocurrencies and insurance companies paying out claims, which in turn is adding to the rise in...

Businesses in Danger: Data Transfer between Cloud Apps

Feb 29, 2020 | Applications, Applications, Asset Management, Attack Vectors, Audit Logs, audit logs, Best Practices, Big Tech, Business, Cloud, Cloud, Cloud Vendors, Compliance, Computers, Corporate Reputation, credentials, Cyber breaches, Cyber Liability, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Data Assets, Data Storage, Employees, Executives, Hackers, Hacking, industrial espionage, Organized Crime, Patches, Patching, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Software, Technology, Third - Party, Third-Party, Updates

Businesses in Danger: Data Transfer between Cloud Apps The cloud has been sold to businesses as an inexpensive alternative to having dedicated servers on-site but the big drawback is that you know longer have control of the data. I constantly have to explain to...