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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,...

Pawned Accounts

Apr 28, 2020 | Business, Features, iHeart, Internet, Pwned, Security, Technology

Pawned Accounts Hi. Craig Peterson here with a blink into the stolen account business, also known as “Pwning.” [Prounced “poned” as in p-owned] Pwned means that your account has been the victim of a data breach. Your username and password have been stolen from a...

Hijacked Routers – Securing Them Requires Password Reset

Apr 25, 2020 | Best Practices, Business, Consumer, Cybercrime, Data Loss, Hackers, Hacking, Internet, Networking, Networking, Password Managers, Passwords, Patching, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Routers, Routers, Security, Security, Security Alerts, Technology, Technology, Updates

Hijacked Routers – Securing Them Requires Password Reset Hackers have found a way to hijack user accounts and change the user settings on Linksys routers that use Smart WiFi accounts. When this is done users are now redirected them to malware sites. The Smart...

Passwords: Length trumps Complexity

Feb 29, 2020 | 2FA, Best Practices, credentials, Password Managers, Passwords, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Security, Social Influencers, Technology

Passwords: Length trumps Complexity Complex passwords that must be changed every 90 days are the bain of most companies and a headache for employees and they are not as secure as you have been led to believe. The reason is that people have to write them down. They...

All Businesses are Tech Businesses – Like it or Not

Feb 29, 2020 | Asset Management, Best Practices, Business, Cable Companies, Cloud, Cloud Vendors, Computers, Cyber breaches, Cyber Insurance, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, CyberTraining, Data, Data Assets, Data Brokers, data sharing, Data Storage, Databases, Domain Name Service, Email, Employees, Executives, Financial, Future Workforce, Generation-Y, Hackers, Hacking, Hacks, Incident Response, Information Technology, Insider Threat, Internet, Internet Service Providers, IoT, Jobs, Liability, Machine Learning, Malware, Malware, MFA, Nationstates, Networking, Open Source, Organized Crime, Password Managers, Passwords, Phishing, predictive algorithms, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Ransomware, Regulation, Regulatory Compliance, Security, Security, Security Assessments, Shadow-IT, Software As A Service, Technology, Technology, Unsecured, Web Tools, Zero-Day

All Businesses are Tech Businesses – Like it or Not The world of information is remaking businesses with new technologies turning all businesses into technology companies like it or not. Companies who continue to believe that they are not technology companies...