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This list is a combination of proactive steps you can take, as well as activities you should avoid for protecting your password and personal data. One of the main barriers to robust cybersecurity is an educated populace and willing participants. We all want our data to be secure, but it’s also human nature to downplay the risks associated with poor …
According to Verizon’s recently released 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), over 80% of hacking-related breaches involved the use of lost or stolen credentials. We analyzed the findings and uncovered some additional data points that underscore how pervasive and detrimental poor password practices are to businesses today. Looking at the DBIR data in detail, approximately 35% of all breaches were …
According to an IDC report, global digital transformation spending reached $1.8 trillion in 2019—up nearly 18% from 2018. What’s more, the firm expects digital transformation investments to total more than $6 trillion over the next for years, with the study’s authors noting, “Digital transformation is quickly becoming the largest driver of new technology investments and projects among businesses.” But how …
Password audits have become more difficult. New data breaches expose credentials every day. These are quickly fed into hackers’ cracking dictionaries, changing which passwords you need to keep out. Verizon’s DBIR found 81% of data breaches were caused by compromised, weak, and reused passwords. Traditional algorithmic complexity rules are no longer considered a key factor in password strength. NIST password …
As we rapidly move everything online in response to the global pandemic, this has put passwords front and center again. With the latest Marriott breach, it’s like groundhog day when it comes to passwords with both organizations and users failing to take the necessary measures to step up their password hygiene. Passwords remain a weak link and are the source …
As the world struggles to navigate the coronavirus new normal there is one community eager to take advantage of this crisis: hackers. As Enzoic’s COO, Josh Horwitz, put it in a recent article for Electronic Health Reporter, “With scams ranging the gamut from a coronavirus tracker that installs malware onto visitors’ devices to takeover of teleconferencing software to fraudulent company …
Fraud and account take-over cost companies billions of dollars every year. Many of these successful attacks are the result of credential stuffing, a vulnerability created by users’ reuse of passwords across systems and websites. Because of the risk of exposed passwords, the US-based National Institute of Standards and Guidelines (NIST) recommends screening accounts against lists of commonly-used and compromised credentials, …
Account takeover for employees, customers, and users has become a real issue since the COVID-19 outbreak. Here is why that is and what organizations can do about it. Since its discovery in December 2019, the novel Coronavirus, Covid-19, has spread throughout the world and caused significant disruption. This disruption has taken many forms. Of course, the most serious consequence of …
Disney+ Launch: A whole new world of excellent content, the same password reuse problem Consumers and critics alike have long clamored for the Disney+ streaming service, however, its recent launch has once again exposed the risks with password reuse. Even a mega-brand like Disney has password risks. An investigation found that less than 48 hours after launch, thousands of exposed …
Enzoic is proud to be part of Enterprise Security Magazine’s Top 10 Identity and Access Management Solution Providers for 2019. Enzoic was selected to be part of this exclusive list because of the uniqueness of the technology along with the low-friction way the product helps prevent account takeover and fraud. In the past decade, over 10 billion records have been …
