First and foremost, I would like point out that a password policy is only as good as the settings that you select. For example, you could pay a company millions of dollars for the most secure password policy in the…
We have noticed states facing an alarming amount of data breaches in the last few years, so they are adding stricter guidelines to help minimize more risks. Since states store vast amounts of data about citizens such as social security…
Adding a new SaaS provider to your organization involves quite a bit of research depending on the size and capabilities. Taking into account the threats versus the opportunities can be daunting. The SOC 2 compliance auditing method, introduced by the…
Let's talk about insurance and what it's actually intended to do. According to Google's dictionary, insurance has two meanings:
1. A practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage,…
Did you know that one in six people select their pet's name as their password?
To put this more into perspective, the last year the US Census was taken that categorized the US population into age groups was 2014.…
Humans are very predictable and unless we see our company's name plastered across every news channel and online search engine due to a data breach, we will probably assume our company's network is safe, and we are doing a decent…
Oftentimes, we are asked "What is the best password policy?"
There is no one size fits all policy that works for everyone. Your policy needs to be reasonable and not too overbearing. I have compiled some…
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, so below are some spooky tips to protect your company and be cyber smart!
Dictionary blacklisting, also known as dictionary checking, is a very important security measure to have in place for passwords. Dictionary checking prevents the use of common passwords like Password, Welcome, and Baseball. We all know these passwords are insecure and…
We completely understand. You had an audit last year and one of your action plans was to create a more secure password policy because employees were using Password1 as their password. Chances are, there are probably numerous words like “summer,”…