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2022 in Cybersecurity - That's a Trap

Are you sitting comfortably? Then let us begin… No, this isn’t the start of some Christmas fairy tale… it’s how I begin reading most reports which cover the last 12 months in Cybersecurity, and there are quite a few to look at. But for me, the one I value most is the ENSIA Threat landscape (ETL) report, which is now in its tenth year.

Are passwords really as safe as we think?

Passwords are the most basic and common authentication method used to secure access to systems. But the process of using and maintaining secure passwords for numerous platforms can be quite tedious. According to Verizon`s 2020 Data Breach Investigation Report, weak, and re-used passwords resulted in 81% of data breaches. Apart from that, there are many more vulnerabilities and risks related to passwords, passwords are an increasingly unsuitable authentication option.

3 Key Use Cases Along the SASE & Zero Trust Journey

In the first part of this blog series, I took a look at how an understanding of digital strategy and digital risk is key to starting a security transformation journey. And in the second, I dug further into how a secure access service edge (SASE) architecture with security service edge (SSE) capabilities and zero trust principles can help mitigate the types of digital risk. In this final part, I will outline a few key use cases to show all of these elements in action.

5 "no experience needed" tips for building secure applications

Most developers aren’t security experts. This isn’t because we don’t care about security, it’s just that there are only so many hours in the day and features come first. Fortunately, developers don’t need to be security experts to build secure apps — they just need the right tools.

How to Identify Passwords Migrated from LastPass That Need to be Updated

Many business customers have migrated from LastPass to Keeper over the past several years. As a result of recent news surrounding LastPass’ data breach, customers are asking what they should do to ensure passwords migrated from LastPass to Keeper are updated, in case backup files from LastPass that may remain on LastPass’ infrastructure, have been accessed by the attackers.

The Simply Cyber Report: December 27, 2022

New vulnerability found in WooCommerece Gift Cards Premium Wordpress plugin with CVSS score of 9.8. Fin7 has developed an AI-powered automated attacking tool called Checkmarks. Checkmarks is designed to auto-attack ms exchange systems, perform post exploitation actions, and grab enough data to allow FIN7 to understand their victim.

How Oversharing on Social Media Affects Your Privacy

In today’s society, social media has become a prevalent method of communication and sharing the highlights of our daily lives has become the norm. Unfortunately, there are many risks associated with oversharing in the digital world. Oversharing can be especially dangerous because of the tendency to expose sensitive information which jeopardizes your privacy and security.

Why Santa Claus Is a Huge Privacy Risk and Must Be Stopped at All Costs

He sees you when you're sleeping, and he knows when you're awake, and we're just supposed to be ok with that? He's making a list and checking it twice, but what kind of information is on that list? Does the big man in red store all the massive amounts of data he collects securely, or can all the elves peruse it at their leisure? Let's face it, Santa Claus is a huge security risk and a privacy nightmare. How does he get away with these massive breaches of your right to privacy year after year?