The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 15, 2019

If there ever was such a thing as a cybersecurity silver bullet it would do one thing really well: eliminate passwords. Threat actors have proven to be endlessly clever at abusing and misusing passwords. So what’s stopping us from getting rid of passwords altogether? Passwords may have been very effective securing Roman roads.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 6, 2022

“Someone was trying to phish employee credentials, and they were good at it,” Wired reported. “They were calling up consumer service and tech support personnel, instructing them to reset their passwords. “voice phishing” a.k.a. “vishing”).

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2020

Securing their home Wi-Fi network by using state of the art encryption (WPA2 or WPA3 with a long and complex password), turning off the WPS function and deleting the Guest Wi-Fi. Finally, employees should be particularly aware of phishing attempts that have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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