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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jan 18, 2020 | Business, Cyber breaches, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, CyberTraining, Data Assets, Employees, Employment, Human Element, Identity Theft, Insider Threat, Internet, Passwords, Phishing, Phishing, Privacy, Radio Show, Radio_Show, Security, Smishing, Technology, Vishing, Vulnerabilities
Technology Can Only Protect You So Much — Then Other Tactics are Needed Businesses of all sizes are now finding that all the technological security they put in place cannot protect them from threats that go after identity and credentials access. In the...