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Year-over-year data breaches are an increasing cause for concern. From 2016 to 2018, data breaches increased by more than 50%. And while 2017 endured the highest number of breaches on record, the incidents in 2018 reached a larger scale and caused unprecedented concern due to the caliber of organizations affected. Most notably, the breaches that […]

Lock screens, email accounts, social media profiles, phone applications — the number of programs and tools we use rely on are grows every day. And, for each program, ideally, should be a unique password. According to Emmanuel Schalit, head of password security company Dashlane, the average consumer of digital technology has about 200 accounts that […]

Personal data of up to 500 million Starwood Hotel customers have been breached, thanks to a malware virus implemented in the hotel chain’s point-of-sale software in 2014. The hotel giant discovered the four-year-old vulnerability in mid-September when an internal security tool alerted the Marriott team someone was trying to access the Starwood guest reservation database. […]

Earlier this month, leaders gathered in Paris for the hundredth anniversary of the end of World War One. French President Emmanuel Macron took this time of gathering (as it also overlapped with the UNESCO Internet Governance Forum) to introduce a new initiative he’s been working on called the “Paris call for trust and security in […]

Roughly one month ago, social media giant Facebook, announced a breach that may have impacted up to 50 million of their users. The company believes that attackers used the Facebook developer APIs to obtain user information commonly found in bios, like: Name Gender Hometowns   The New York Times also indicates that the breach may […]

Since the dawn of cryptocurrency time, hackers and bad actors have found creative ways to steal or intercept cryptocurrency from its true owners. One of the most notable examples of this is the story of the now defunct bitcoin exchange company, Mt.Gox. The organization started in 2010 and quickly became one of the largest players […]

In the modern day of cyber attacks and data breaches, it can be difficult for any one of us to maintain privacy online. Our most sensitive information ranging from family photos to intimate finance details are flowing onto the internet, and hackers and schemes are more sophisticated than ever. As if we don’t have enough […]

Each year, LastPass conducts a survey that examines the state of global password security. This year, the company polled 43,000 businesses across the globe to check in on the health of organizations based on their password creation policies. The study considered the following: The number of duplicate passwords The number of sites marked “vulnerable” (due […]

You may recall in October 2016 when the Mirai botnet disrupted the internet. The DDoS attack made major Internet platforms and services unavailable to large swathes of users in Europe and North America. The botnet was able to have this control by taking advantage of connected devices that were protected by factory-default usernames and passwords […]

Recent reports have shown a decade old hacking technique—the cold boot— is back. There are some notable differences from when the attack was first discovered to today’s version. What is a cold boot attack and are there preventative measures you can take to protect yourself? What is a Cold Boot Attack? In 2008, the Princeton […]

As part of the “Post-Market Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices” written by the FDA, medical device vendors were encouraged to participate in a “threat sharing” program, where vendors report cyber vulnerabilities they’ve encountered. The findings are meant to help organizations learn more about the risks connected medical devices introduce to the health care system […]

Online attacks are growing every day. Consequently, requirements for strong passwords have become more stringent. Nonetheless, they are essential for keeping your most private information safe. And, as it turns out, what you think is a strong password might actually be an easy hack. Read on to learn about what a strong password entails and what to […]