Ransomware groups have been exploiting the switch to remote work unlike any other. Ransomware attacks increased by more than 485% in 20201. By 2031, a new organization is expected to fall prey to a ransomware attack every 2 …
The road ahead: McKinsey’s top 5 cybersecurity predictions for 2021 and beyond
What is a bigger threat to mankind: nuclear weapons or cybercrime? While most would say nuclear weapons, Warren Buffett says cybercrime would take the cake. If the revenue generated by cybercrime were measured as a country, then cybercrime, which is …
Five ways to hack MFA, and the FBI’s mitigation strategy [E-book]
Advances in technology have led to the creation of multiple data security methods that help organizations secure sensitive data from the prying hands of attackers. Of these, multi-factor authentication (MFA) is one of the most important security measures adopted by …
Avert cyberattacks against MFA using FBI-recommended countermeasures [Webinar]
With the rise of remote work, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has become more essential than ever. MFA can be used to protect authentications happening on different resources like workstations, VPNs, and enterprise applications. MFA effectively stops credential-based attacks, as it requires …
Free for unlimited users: Password Expiration Notifier for Active Directory
Changing your password periodically is vital and helps prevent hackers from accessing your network resources and inflicting damage. If users fail to change their passwords when prompted for security reasons, they get locked out of their accounts, and a substantial …
Securing VPN and RDP access to sensitive resources [Free e-book and webinar]
At times, life during COVID-19 pandemic can feel like something from a dystopian novel. If anyone told us ahead of time that we’d be working from home due to a deadly virus outbreak in 2020, we probably wouldn’t have believed …
How to stop rampant, poor password practices
We’ve all heard about the consequences of poor password practices again and again. Yet, users still reuse their passwords for multiple accounts, create weak passwords, or use dictionary words and compromised passwords. Why do users still follow these poor …
Use conditional access to improve the security posture of your expanding remote workforce
With remote work rapidly becoming the norm, traditional access control policies that govern how access is granted and under what circumstances are in desperate need of a makeover. Implementing access control policies that enable additional security measures like MFA during …
Implementing NIST password guidelines to boost remote employee security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a physical sciences laboratory and a non-regulatory agency of the United States Department of Commerce, that provides security guidelines, quality standards, and more for various industries. Being a federal agency, NIST …