Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Authentication, Authorisation and Accountability. This is the first part of a three-part series looking at the basics of the cyber security principle of “AAA”. Today we will start with Authentication It seems the easiest of principles. Everyone needs a username and password (credentials) to access any of your organisation’s systems. …
…it does not leak your master password any more! I have had a lot to say on the storage of your highly sensitive passwords – use an online bank if you must but also realise they are not perfect: KeePass v2.54 fixes bug that leaked cleartext master password (bleepingcomputer.com) I …
My son told me this cyber security joke, this week, as suggested material for a Because It’s Friday post. So here it is: The Cyber Security Joke I tried to use beeFsteW as a password but I was told it was not stroganoff. He’s a maths teacher! Because It’s Friday …
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Having temporarily closed its doors last week to new business, PyPi – a python code repository – is now enforcing the most basic of cyber security precautions – 2FA! PyPI announces mandatory use of 2FA for all software publishers (bleepingcomputer.com) Your takeaway from this is that any essential business service …
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Multi-factor authentication stands between you and a threat actor gaining access to your services – but the attackers have come up with a simple way to subvert it. Just keep bombarding you with authentication requests until you either give in or make a mistake. If the hacker has your correct …
