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How Small and Mid-Sized Businesses are Faring in the Cybersecurity Landscape When threat actors are on the prowl for lucrative plans, they search for many types of data. Some focus on bank details or credit card numbers, while others zero in on medical information or other personal details. But according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), credentials—typically pairs …
The recent report on The State Password Security in the Enterprise reveals several essential findings for system administrators and security professionals alike. First, whether we are happy about it or not, passwords are going to be around for a long time. Second, organizations need to familiarize themselves with current industry recommendations. And third, due to the frequency of cyber-attacks involving …
One of the largest, most economically devastating ransomware attacks occurred less than a month ago, and details of the attack are starting to become clearer. So what was the catalyst for this attack? It was as simple as a compromised password. As initially reported by Bloomberg, DarkSide was able to breach Colonial Pipeline and inject ransomware, crippling their infrastructure and …
For many organizations, password security comes down to simply implementing blocks on basic dictionary words from being used in the creation of a user’s password. This is not an effective way to secure passwords and may in fact make the creation of a secure password more difficult. There are many ways to improve password security that go beyond blocking dictionary …
Reports, op-eds, and documentaries point out that many 2020 pandemic-prompted changes are likely here to stay. From contactless takeout food delivery to the widespread adoption of virtual meetings, the disruption of COVID caused many technological and digital shifts for organizations. According to recent information from PWC, which surveyed businesses cross-industry, CEOs plan to make their companies more digital and virtual. …
We seem enamored with the idea of a ‘passwordless’ society. Not just because it would be an indicator of secure networks, but because trying to keep track of tens of unique, complex passwords is not ideal. There has been plenty of industry and media buzz around the concept of passwordless authentication strategies. Particular attention is paid to strategies like biometrics—which …
In the current business landscape, the largest threat to an organization is a data breach. Data breaches end up costing businesses a significant amount of lost time and revenue and can lead to a loss in consumer confidence for the business as well. So then, what is the largest reason leading to a data breach? According to Verizon’s annual report, …
Out of nearly a thousand nominated companies, Enzoic was recently named a winner of the 2020 Colorado Companies to Watch (CCTW). This competitive annual award recognizes companies that “are critical job creators, innovators, and drivers of [the] economy” in the state of Colorado. CCTW is a unique program, sponsored by the Bank of America, that acknowledges 50 high-performing second stage …
Why organizations need to react urgently to the state of password security, according to data from 451 Research In a recent brief titled “Love ‘em or Hate ‘em, Passwords Are Here to Stay,” 451 Research indicated that despite the stirrings of a passwordless revolution, the widespread use of passwords won’t be changing in the foreseeable future. The 451 brief points …
When it comes to passwords, individual habits and organizational policies vary widely—unfortunately, the pattern is one of weakness. But organizational online security can be immediately improved by the implementation of a few key principles. Stronger passwords mean that users are keeping themselves safer online—and if users are safer online, it results in your organization staying safer as well. Updated NIST …
