Articles Tagged with ''password management''

More than 1,000 Files Overexposed by Companies

April 29, 2019

Every employee has access to 17 million files, according to the Data Gets Personal: 2019 Global Data Risk Report from the Varonis Data Lab.

8 Vulnerabilities Penetration Testers Recommend You Address in 2019

Cindy Kaplan

February 7, 2019

A focus on the basic elementary principles of cybersecurity can go a long way in protecting your company from most attacks. Penetration testers are the frontline witnesses on cyber threats. They continue to see the same weaknesses and vulnerabilities within the enterprises they examine. Below, is a list of recommendations for you to be aware of in the year ahead.

Curing Security Fatigue

Diane Ritchey

September 1, 2018

As users' accounts grow and passwords pile up, an overwhelming feeling of security fatigue is threatening cybersecurity best practices.

Americans Keep Passwords on Sticky Notes, Recipe Cards and Slips of Paper

April 30, 2018

Almost half of U.S. consumers use one to five passwords to access all of their online applications, a survey by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), has found, indicating many people use the same password for different accounts.

Put Password Pain in the Past with Multi-Factor Authentication

How to ease security fatigue with multi-factor authentication.

John Maring

April 4, 2018

People are ingenious when it comes to finding workarounds to systems they don’t like, and many of those workarounds are sources of risk.

How to Fix Account Lockouts with Adaptive Policies

Yaron Ziner

April 1, 2018

What are some of the underlying causes of account lockout best practices that can lead to happier users, while giving IT a time rebate in the process?

Beyond Passwords: How Security Can Improve Identity in 2018

In 2018, enterprises will increasingly look to a future beyond passwords.

Adam Stone

March 15, 2018

IT security leaders are calling for an end to the complex password. They foresee biometrics, dual-factor authentication and eventually a new “whole person” approach to identity as being among the not-too-distant remedies for password malaise.

Please Forget to Change Your Password Every 90 Days

It's Time to Rethink Password Management Best Practices

Steven Chabinsky

March 1, 2018

Some of the most basic tenets of password account management have failed, leaving us with a dreadful combination of poor user experience and inadequate security.

3 Steps to Building User-Friendly and Secure Systems

Marrying Security and UX – The Unlikely Couple

George Brostoff

March 28, 2017

Today organizations are faced with a dilemma when it comes to balancing the need to deliver an exceptional user experience on desktop and mobile devices and protecting company and personal data. Protection can run the gamut from no password needed, inputting a fingerprint or a litany of passwords every few minutes, or the use of more modern and secure innovations such as continuous biometric verification and recognition.

What the Most Common Passwords of 2016 List Reveals

January 13, 2017

According to a new study, nearly 17 percent of users are safeguarding their accounts with “123456.”

As the Americas prepare to host the world’s biggest football tournament in 2026, security, resilience, and travel risk leaders face a fast-moving threat environment that extends well beyond the stadiums. Learn the risks and readiness considerations that matter most.

Domestic violence remains a complex driver of workplace violence, creating high-risk scenarios that require coordination across departments without clear ownership. Learn how threat management teams can manage domestic violence referrals from the start.