4.19.24 | by Van Graham In the ever-evolving landscape of digital security, passwords have been the gatekeepers to our online identities. However, they are often a weak link in the chain, prone to being forgotten, reused across platforms, or stolen by hackers. Fortunately, technology companies like Apple and Google are paving the way towards a […]
1.23.23 | by Van Graham In late 2022, LastPass, a popular password management service, experienced a security breach that was publicly admitted by the company in December. The breach was significant as it exposed sensitive information of millions of users, including their email addresses, password hints, and encrypted master passwords. A mitigating factor of this […]
10.22.21 | by Lance Fogarty The password policies required by some institutions, for well over a decade, may be unsuitable for protecting security. According to the Wall Street Journal, “The man who wrote the book on password management has a confession to make: He blew it.” His opinions quickly became the industry standard, however, Mr. […]
9.27.21 | by Lance Fogarty With the proliferation of personal information available on the Internet, your secret questions could be failing you. For one, there are a multitude of websites housing large databases of your historical information. BeenVerified is only one of many websites whose focus is collecting and publishing, for profit, information about you […]
9.10.21 | by Lance Fogarty Whether you receive a link via email, SMS, iMessage, Facebook Messenger, or any other communication method, click at the risk to you and others. Even the best IT security teams cannot protect you or the company when an erroneous link is clicked, or worse additional information is submitted on any […]