Working from home increases employee autonomy, cuts costs, and ensures the health and safety of the company during the coronavirus pandemic. The problem is, it also increases the likelihood of security breaches since employees are working outside the company's security perimeter.
In 2003, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) stated that strong passwords should consist of upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Recently, however, the institute reversed its stance. Find out why and learn what their new recommendations are for creating strong passwords.
"Microsoft has found that 80% of Organizations Encounter an Increase in Security Threats Due to Remote Workers."
No kidding. This seems pretty obvious but it also bears paying attention to. Covid broke up the control system that companies were starting to employ to lock down networks and endpoints that hackers were actively exploiting.
Do you know how to leverage your mobile device's biometrics authentication capabilities? In today’s world, more and more cases of cyber-attacks are happening. It is extremely important to have your data and the data of others who you manage protected.
With over four billion internet users around the globe totaling roughly 59% of the population, the internet is rife with opportunities for cyber criminals to steal users’ information. And with technology constantly evolving and the internet growing, it’s not likely to get safer anytime soon.
When it comes to cybersecurity, you probably think of protecting computers, apps, or online databases first, and printers last. Did you know that printers can be exploited by hackers and used as a gateway to access your company's systems? Are your business printers protected against hacks? Here at Beringer Technology Group we often encounter unsecured printers with new managed services clients.
Through the invention of Internet of Things (IoT) appliances and devices, companies can now realize greater profit and happier customers through automation. However, IoT devices need to be proactively managed due to the data they collect and share. Continue reading to learn steps to take for properly securing your company's IoT devices.
If you think cybersecurity is only for big organizations, think again. Small- and mid-sized businesses often don’t have the budget for expensive cybersecurity tools, making them easier targets for cybercriminals. Statistics show that cybercrimes continue to increase every year.
Web browsers come with features to improve user experience. One of the most popular ones is auto-fill passwords. These are designed for users to store and automatically use their account credentials to access websites and other applications. While autocomplete password are convenient, they come with security risks.
Cyber Security Landscape
In today's age of increasing cyber security threats, we are on a never-ending quest to increase our personal and corporate security. We add multifactor authentication (MFA) to all our password-based logins to lock them down. We try to use different passwords across all our web portals so that we will avoid being fully compromised if one of our passwords is leaked to the dark web or phished from a malicious email campaign.
