Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
This research by Okta highlights the issue of users recycling passwords: Okta: Credential stuffing accounts for 34% of all login attempts (bleepingcomputer.com) There were more login attempts by threat actors than legitimate ones! They were just trying out passwords to see if someone was stupid, (sorry if you do not …
Here is a security concern that you may not have thought of. The enhanced (not the basic one the products ship with) spell check functionality in Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome sends information back and forth between your machine and their servers but it appears this information can include personally …
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It is being reported that the hack on the Holiday Inn was done for fun and that the hackers, from Vietnam, used the password Qwerty1234 to gain access. IHG hack: ‘Vindictive’ couple deleted hotel chain data for fun – BBC News If you want your people to have a better …
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I have a friend from the MSc course, who is a teacher here in the UK, and he is often caught by the schools very high security stance, when he is trying to teach cyber security to his students. Many of the legitimate sites and resources he wants access to …
This post was first made on 30 August 2022. Updated 16 September 2022 LastPass says hackers had internal access for four days (bleepingcomputer.com) Original Post …but I choose to keep my passwords in an encrypted OneNote notebook. My most vital secrets are then under my control. LastPass source code, blueprints …
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