Such is the sophistication of the bad actors on the web that it is easy to get caught out and let people steal your credentials. Have you seen those games on Facebook, where for example you are asked to give the name of your first pet and the road you …
Is your password on this list? – #BeCyberSmart
Yesterday I attended a webinar in advanced security settings for Microsoft 365 which was interesting in a nerdy way. As ever with these types of webinars it has raised questions within our organisation to look at how we administer the security solutions for our clients – and we made some …
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Create a better password – #BeCyberSmart
Yesterday as part of our October BeCyberSmart blog and Octagon’s regular blog both myself and Martin wrote about passwords: Leaks – #BeCyberSmart – Smart Thinking Solutions YOUR CREDENTIALS – are they safe? – Octagon Technology Today I wanted to tell you about what a strong password is so I have …
Leaks – #BeCyberSmart
Twitch – the video streaming platform favoured by many gamers and content providers has been in the mainstream and tech news since yesterday because they had a cybersecurity leak! (The image at the head of the page was snipped from Twitch’s web site about 20 minutes ago!) It appears that …
Why you should not reuse a password
People will always need reminding of this most simple of cyber security rules: I use the slide at the top of this post, or some variation of it, in every password, MFA, social engineering or cyber security or boardroom presentation I make. Here is the impact on the Canada Revenue …