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70% of U.S. employees believe it’s their company’s job to defend against workplace hacks

December 15, 2020
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Dashlane announced the findings of its new Workplace Security Survey which looked at employee sentiment and habits around workplace security practices—and who the responsibilities should fall on. As many companies continue to grapple with a remote workforce, overall employee security measures become more critical, especially as many are relying on personal devices and networks for work. The online survey, conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Dashlane among over 1,200 employed U.S. Americans, sheds light on how employees view and manage company security—and reveals they aren’t necessarily taking the security of their work accounts as seriously as they should. 
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Donald Trump's Twitter hacked after researcher guessed password

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Maria Henriquez
October 26, 2020
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Donald Trump’s Twitter account was allegedly hacked, after a Dutch researcher correctly guessed the president’s password: “maga2020!”, Dutch media reported.
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61% of business don’t apply basic password security techniques, here’s how to

October 1, 2020
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Specops Software discovered that 41% of employees had not been provided with adequate cybersecurity training while working from home, and they were keen to discover which sectors were experiencing the most threats during this time. They found that 54% of businesses across 11 sectors have seen a rise in cybercrime threats since working from home, with phishing being the most prevalent attack.
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Self-sovereign identity: The true password killer

Alex Andrade-Walz
September 15, 2020
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From the early days of the web, the concept of authentication has been synonymous with the notion of ‘logging in,’ typically with a username and password. Today, this ubiquity has exploded to the point that the average individual has 191 usernames and passwords acting as one-to-one keys for any website they’ve registered with.
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So, what is the safest password policy? It’s complicated

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Stu Sjouwerman
August 24, 2020
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Let’s face it, passwords are a pain. As we’ve been pushed towards using longer and ever more complex passwords, and told to update them with increasing frequency, password management has become something of a headache. We’ve gone from simple, easy to remember passwords to 12- or 16-character passwords that must contain a mixture of upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.
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Data breach reports down 52% in the first half of 2020; Number of records exposed increase to 27 billion

August 17, 2020
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Risk Based Security released their 2020 Mid Year Data Breach QuickView Report, revealing that although the number of publicly reported data breaches stands at its lowest in five years, the number of records exposed is more than four times higher than any previously reported time period.
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Cybersecurity Index Shows the Most Exposed Countries

June 17, 2020
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A new Cybersecurity Exposure Index (CEI) reveals which countries are the most and least exposed to cybercrime.


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Overreliance on Passwords Continues to Compromise Data Security, Finds Thales

June 16, 2020
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According to the 2020 Thales Access Management Index – U.S. and Brazil Edition1– four out of ten IT security professionals still see usernames and passwords as one of the most effective means to protect access to their IT infrastructure, even though most hacking-related breaches are a result of weak, stolen or reused user credentials.
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U.S. Consumers Need to Better Protect Themselves When Banking Online

May 14, 2020
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A new study from FICO found a large percentage of Americans currently do not take the necessary steps to protect their passwords and logins online.


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Keeping Employees Cyber-Aware Keeps the Enterprise Cyber-Secure

Best Practices to Help Teams Stay Safe Online

Emmanuel Schalit
May 8, 2020
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The best way to protect accounts and data from credential stuffing and online phishing attacks is to stop reusing the same passwords on multiple accounts. All accounts—but especially accounts related to work, retail, finance, and government—should be protected with strong, unique passwords. What are a few best practices to ensure employees are safer online?


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