Password security plays a fundamental role in Identity and Access Management (IAM). The easiest way for cybercriminals to breach an enterprise network is to obtain a set of legitimate login credentials. This allows them to bypass firewalls, intrusion detection systems and other technical security solutions. Once inside, they can remain undetected for extended periods of time.

All businesses, regardless of size or industry, are potential targets for cybercriminals. As businesses become more aware of the importance of password security in preventing data breaches, they focus on the most obvious areas of weakness, such as employee email accounts and network passwords. However, social media passwords present unique security challenges that organizations may be ill-prepared to handle.

Search engine phishing, also known as SEO poisoning, is when cybercriminals use search engine optimization to appear as the top results on a search engine in an attempt to lead searchers to a spoofed website. The spoofed website is made to look like a legitimate site so that those who click on it proceed to log into their accounts like usual.

In November 2022, the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) division of the FBI updated its cybersecurity policy, impacting state agencies, police departments, and other organizations that handle Criminal Justice Information (CJI). The updated policy poses challenges for organizations, especially smaller ones, to maintain compliance due to limited resources, lack of expertise and the policy’s complexity.

G2, a business-to-business (B2B) software site, released its Spring 2023 report on password management. The report is based on aggregated ratings from users on G2 and a comparison with other reviews for similar products. Keeper Security was rated as a leader in the Enterprise, Mid-market and Small Business categories. G2 users also named Keeper as a Leader in Europe, Best Usability and a Momentum Leader, along with other recognitions in the Password Manager category.

The Keeper Vault has an updated look with modern styling for a friendlier and more intuitive user experience. In addition, Keeper’s upgraded User Interface (UI) offers clearer distinctions between elements, as well as enhanced clarity and navigation, improving usability and accessibility.

Increased security risks, heightened compliance regulations, distributed workforces and personnel turnover all create password-related challenges that have prompted organizations across the globe to improve their cybersecurity posture. To this day, stolen and weak passwords are the leading cause of data breaches, yet most organizations have no visibility, security or control over their users’ passwords, credentials and secrets.

Virtual private networks (VPNs) were introduced roughly two decades ago with the idea that creating an encrypted tunnel directly from a computer device to a network would provide secure access to company resources and communications from remote locations. VPN performance was notoriously sluggish, and they were difficult and time consuming for IT to administer, but at least the appliances were secure. Or so people thought.