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[COVID-19] Hackers Are Targeting SMBs During the Pandemic & How to Fight Back

Before the world became gripped by the coronavirus pandemic, SMBs were already viewed as “ground zero” for cybercrime. Here are some alarming numbers: ,Two-thirds of SMBs have suffered a cyberattack...

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What Are the Benefits and Challenges of Improving Cloud Visibility?

The cloud is nothing new in the world of technology and it has already become mainstream. Organizations of all sizes store their data in the cloud and use various cloud-based solutions for different p...

[UPDATE] 10 Password Management Best Practices

Technology isn’t the only thing that needs an update every once in a while. Password management best practices do as well, since the information security landscape — and unfortunately, the tactics and...

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Why Account Brokering Is a Better Option than Resetting Passwords + How Devolutions Can Help

For several years, resetting passwords (a.k.a. account rotation) has been a standard best practice. For those outside the IT security world, this involves automatically generating a new password each ...

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[COVID-19] 10 Tips to Stay Safe from Cyber Threats While Working from Home

In the past, remote workers — who were typically called teleworkers or telecommuters — were the rare exception, and the envy of folks who had to endure a miserable commute, or slog away from 9-5 in a ...

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5 Elements of a Strong Cybersecurity Policy

For any company in the digital age, cybersecurity is an obvious area of concern. If your company holds any kind of sensitive or otherwise valuable information — such as identity documents, personal re...

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5 Dangers of Leaving Password Management to Employees

Employees who can “manage themselves” are highly valued. After all, nobody wants to (or should want to) micro-manage every little thing an employee does. Micro-managing is not only tedious for everyon...

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How to Prevent Breaches Caused by Negligent Employees

Everyone knows that the cyber threat landscape is constantly getting worse. But what may come as a surprise is that the enemy isn’t just hackers who populate the dark web. It’s also negligent employee...

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The Main Problems and Setbacks of Cyber Security Training

As a business, you’re always at risk of a cyber security breach or attack. Your employees are a big part of assessing various levels of risk, so you need to make sure they’re properly equipped. A lot ...

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Am I Paranoid About Online Security?

I normally don’t have much trouble choosing a New Year’s Resolution, but this year has been tough. I just couldn’t think of something really important that I wanted to commit to. Well, a few days ago,...

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7 Kinds of Privileged Accounts that Organizations Must Secure and Monitor

Organizations rely on privileged accounts to drive productivity and efficiency. Unfortunately, hackers also rely on vulnerable privileged accounts to breach networks, access critical systems, and stea...

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How to Prevent File Upload Vulnerabilities

User-generated file uploads are essential for many applications and business services. For example, file uploads are a fundamental function for healthcare portals, Content Management Systems (CMS), an...

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9 Tips to Make Your Home Wireless Network More Secure

In a recent article on cybersecurity tips that parents should teach their kids, we highlighted how, contrary to what many people believe, home wireless networks can be highly insecure. Unfortunately, ...

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How to Maximize Your Data Security in Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides a cloud platform for information storage and data processing to millions of clients around the world, including militaries and governments. It’s one of the most powe...

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Parents: Cybersecurity Tips to Teach Your Kids

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month — but not just for adults. Kids also need to understand the basics of staying safe online for many reasons, including: ,Since most kids don’t have credit rep...

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The Biggest Cybersecurity Risks Business Owners Are Hedging Against

You may think that only the big corporations need to take care of cybersecurity. Unfortunately, everyone is at risk when it comes to cyber threats. Here are some of the bigger threats you should prote...

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7 Popular Cybersecurity Certifications

If you’re thinking of entering or advancing your career in the cybersecurity field, then smart move — because your skills will continue to be very much in demand. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics e...

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What Is EDR and Why Do You Need It?

In today’s volatile technology landscape, threat actors use poorly-secured endpoints as a backdoor into the network. These attackers take advantage of the fact that most endpoints are operated and mai...

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Top 3 Information Security Risks to Know About in 2019

Information Security (InfoSec) is the only thing that stands between your information and data catastrophes. Most attacks nowadays target data due to the increasing importance it has on the survival o...

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10 Tips to Keep Remote Workers Safe from Cyber Threats

In the past, remote workers — who were typically called teleworkers or telecommuters — were the rare exception, and the envy of folks who had to endure a miserable commute, or slog away from 9-5 in a ...