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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. …
All Hands on Deck The average person is familiar with the idea of security systems at large organizations: key cards, security guards, and ID badges. Similarly, we have a grasp on some small-scale home security: motion-detecting lights, home cameras, and our physical locks and keys. What we haven’t come to terms with is that the digital landscape. It isn’t the …
Over the last few years, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) use has become more common across industries. Having MFA associated with your phone number feels comforting, but it’s also plagued by hackers looking for new methods of attack. If you are holding your phone, is it safe to get a text with a confirmation code sent to your device? Hackers have ways …
Many people are feeling hopeful in many areas about receiving their COVID vaccine. A welcome shift from the uncertainty and confusion of the last year. But there are now new challenges to be faced. Among them, the discussion of requiring a vaccine or immunity passport for individuals to take part in activities like international travel, as well as more minor …
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 …
Each month that passes, the cybersecurity industry continues to struggle with new hacking techniques, rapidly evolving threats, and how to communicate the severity of the issues to organizations. One problem that can’t necessarily be solved by cybersecurity professionals is the broad category of ‘human error’. In his IT Toolbox article, Josh Horwitz (COO of Enzoic) discusses whether or not Artificial …
How School Districts can defend themselves from increased cyberattacks. While there are changes for each generation of students to experience, it’s safe to say that the impact of the pandemic on the scholastic world in 2020 was dramatic and immediate. The transition from in-person classes to web-based learning was startling for everyone, but especially K-12 students because of the rigid …
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of many tools in your cybersecurity toolbox. Strong MFA will form layers of security between bad actors and your data systems and accounts. But if you’re relying on MFA to guard your system from cyber threats alone, you could be more at risk than you realize. MFA can be powerful protection, but it isn’t infallible. …
Cyberattacks continue to have a massive economic impact on local and state branches of governments across the U.S. When sectors of government are breached, the credibility of their institutions is jeopardized, leading to a negative cycle of resource allocation. When focusing on municipalities, it’s particularly easy to see how detrimental the impact can be. A Perfect Target Municipalities are ideal …
When hackers target your organization with a password spraying attack, hackers are betting that one (or more) of your employees is logging in with a commonly used password. Threat actors adopt this attack method because it can be done slowly enough to avoid account lockouts. This is just one type of password attack that could hit your organization, and cyber …
