On July 4th, 10 Billion passwords were dumped on the dark web on a cyber-underground forum. Yes, you read that right, 10 Billion! It’s time to protect yourself. A user has leaked nearly 10 billion unique plaintext passwords on a popular hacking forum, seemingly obtained through several past breaches. The list is coined RockYou2024, due […]
Passkeys have been showing up frequently in the news of late. I decided it was time to do a “deep dive” to see what they were all about! Sit back and read what’s what with passkeys! New Technology Passkeys are an alternative to the traditional passwords used today. They are a different way for you
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This month is Cyber Security awareness month. In the spirit of keeping safe online, it’s important for you to be aware and limit human error! The EBC Group in the UK have outlined six areas to pay attention to for your safety. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay 1. Password Management Create Strong, Unique Passwords
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Multi Factor Authentication (MFA or 2FA) is a hot topic these days! As Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to a close, let’s make sure you stay protected as best you can. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) lead a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise cybersecurity awareness
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2022 data breaches have been on the rise. This is not good news for us, we mere humans, who rely heavily on technology 😟😞 A data breach occurs when a threat actor breaks into (or breaches) a company, organization, or entity’s system and purposefully lifts sensitive, private, and/or personally identifiable data from that system. When
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Cyber Guidance for Small Businesses these days is so important! You’ve seen me reference cyber issues frequently here. This week there was an update provided by CISA (Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency) I want to share. For those who don’t know me, contingency planning is my thing! When it’s time for you to focus on practical
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Alert, Alert, “Smishing” is a scam text alert from an unknown number that usually contains a link. Holy moly, as if we need more ways to be scammed 😒 Gizmo.com wrote about “Smishing” this week and I wanted to make sure you take precautions. How Does Smishing Work? Texts are sent (think SMS messages) by
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The latest cyber vulnerability involves international players. Historically, conflicts between countries involved primarily military action. In the 21st century, cyber threats are used along with air/ground forces. And, these cyber risks extend to the US and all countries in the NATO Alliance. Every organization in the US is at risk from cyber threats that can
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End of year prep is upon us. The finish line is in sight! Thinking about what could be advantageous for you now and to begin the new year, here is a list to help you get started. In the corporate arena many departments (i.e. accounting, human resources, inventory, sales +) have checklists to complete for
Heads-up people, brute-force attacks are on the rise. Computer networks are being aggressively bombarded with billions of password-guessing attacks as cyber criminals attempt to exploit the growth in remote desktop protocol (RDP) and other cloud services in corporate environments. Cybersecurity researchers at ESET detected 55 billion new attempts at brute-force attacks between May and August 2021
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