December 28, 2022 How Often is HIPAA Training Required? The text of the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule related to training doesn´t help answer the question how often is HIPAA training required. However, ... Read more
December 19, 2022 Bitwarden Announces New Self-Hosting Deployment Option Bitwarden is one of just a handful of vault-based password managers that offers the option of self-hosting its software on a local device or network ... Read more
December 14, 2022 Almost 50 Bugs Fixed by Microsoft on December 2022 Patch Tuesday, Including 2 Zero-days December 2022 Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft release patches to fix 49 flaws across its product suite, including fixes for two zero-day flaws, one of which ... Read more
November 28, 2022 The Worst Passwords of 2022 Revealed The List of the worst passwords of 2022 has been published, pointing the spotlight on poor password practices. Despite the risks, these terrible passwords are ... Read more
November 25, 2022 CISA Releases Updated Version of its Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released an updated version of its Infrastructure Resilience Planning Framework (IRPF). The IRPF was developed to ... Read more
November 11, 2022 Summary of the NIST Password Recommendations The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has created password guidance for federal agencies to ensure passwords achieve their intended purpose – preventing unauthorized ... Read more
October 27, 2022 Half of Businesses Have Adopted Passwordless Authentication to Some Degree Bitwarden has published the findings of its 2023 Password Decisions Survey, which explores password practices and habits, strategies that have been adopted for managing passwords, ... Read more
October 26, 2022 What are the Disadvantages of Password Managers? You will no doubt have heard that one of the most important steps to take to improve security is to use a password manager. A ... Read more
October 4, 2022 FBI Warns of Increase in Pig Butchering Cryptocurrency Investment Scams The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning following a rise in ‘pig butchering’ cryptocurrency investment scams. These scams are usually conducted via ... Read more
September 27, 2022 Erbium Information Stealer Distributed via Fake Software Cracks A new malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation – Erbium – is gaining popularity in the cybercrime community. The MaaS provides strong customer support, the malware is competitively ... Read more
September 12, 2022 12% of Enterprise IT Assets Lack Endpoint Protection A recent study has revealed 12% of enterprise IT assets do not have enterprise protection installed, and 5% are not covered by patch management processes. ... Read more
September 7, 2022 Bitwarden Set to Accelerate Product Expansion with $100 Million Investment The open source password manager provider, Bitwarden, has secured a $100 million minority growth investment to support its user community, scale its password management solution, ... Read more
September 2, 2022 NSA and CISA Issue Guidance for Developers on Securing the Software Supply Chain Guidance has been released by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Office of the Director of ... Read more
August 1, 2022 Network of 11,000 Websites Used in Industrial Scale Fake Investment Scam A network of more than 11,000 websites being used for industrial-scale investment fraud has been uncovered by security researchers at Group IB. The scammers use ... Read more
August 1, 2022 Why More Companies are Enforcing Mandatory 2FA Although the option to better protect accounts with Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) has been widely available for more than a decade, the low uptake on this ... Read more
July 31, 2022 Password Management Best Practices Passwordless authentication is growing in popularity and is considered the future of authentication, but for the time being, passwords are here to stay. While passwords can ... Read more
July 26, 2022 NIST Releases Updated HIPAA Security Rule Guidance The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has refreshed its HIPAA Security Rule compliance guidance. The guidance was last updated in 2008 and a ... Read more
July 22, 2022 42% Of Americans Use the Same Password for Multiple Accounts A recent survey conducted on 2,000 Americans by OnePoll on behalf of AT&T has provided insights into the level of cybersecurity knowledge of Americans and ... Read more
June 29, 2022 FBI Warns Employers About Use of Deepfakes to Land Remote Working Positions The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning to businesses due to an increasing number of complaints received by its Internet Crime Complaint Center ... Read more
June 22, 2022 Following Regulatory Recommendations for Passwords Does Not Necessarily Improve Password Security If you religiously follow regulatory standards for passwords you may think you have a good password policy, but it doesn’t mean that weak passwords are ... Read more
June 21, 2022 Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band Update to Fix Patch Tuesday-Related Issue on Arm Devices Microsoft has issued an out-of-band update to fix an issue with Windows devices with Arm chips that was caused when users applied their June 2022 ... Read more
June 14, 2022 Guidance on HIPAA and Telehealth for When the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ends The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued guidance on HIPAA and Telehealth to help healthcare organizations ensure compliance when the COVID-19 Public ... Read more
June 2, 2022 Is Box HIPAA Compliant? Is the cloud storage service Box HIPAA compliant? Box is a cloud data storage and management service that allows users to access data from different ... Read more
May 26, 2022 Dashlane versus LogMeOnce Our Dashlane versus LogMeOnce comparison demonstrates why ease of use is an important consideration when evaluating password managers; for although LogMeOnce represents excellent value when ... Read more
May 25, 2022 What is Password Spraying? What is password spraying? Password spraying is a commonly used brute force method for gaining access to accounts. Here we explain what it is and ... Read more
May 23, 2022 Dashlane versus NordPass Our Dashlane versus NordPass comparison explains why Dashlane customers may be looking to switch password manager providers, but also raises questions about whether NordPass is ... Read more
May 20, 2022 46% of IT Leaders Store Passwords in Shared Documents and Spreadsheets A recent survey of IT, security, and cybersecurity leaders found 46% store passwords in shared documents and spreadsheets, and 8% physically record passwords in notebooks ... Read more
May 17, 2022 NordPass versus LastPass Our comparison of NordPass versus LastPass shows there is very little between these two password managers in terms of capabilities or price. However, customers looking ... Read more
May 16, 2022 LastPass versus Keeper Both LastPass and Keeper password managers are trusted by millions of individuals and thousands of businesses worldwide; but, as our LastPass versus Keeper comparison shows, ... Read more
April 22, 2022 Credit Card Company Advice for Online Security Most leading credit card companies offer similar advice for online security – that you should secure devices used for online transactions, use unique, complex passwords ... Read more
