Tag: Passwords

Windows Systems: 6 Ways to Keep Your Network Secure

Cyber SecurityFebruary 11, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutesMicrosoft Windows is the dominant operating system in business organizations for desktops and intranet servers. It is also the number...

Phishing Scams: How Not to Be a Victim

Cyber SecurityFebruary 10, 2014

Reading Time: 2 minutesMore and more unwitting email and Internet users are getting hooked by phishing scams, and it can be painful indeed. Phishing...

Yahoo Suffers Email Account Data Breach, Again

Cyber SecurityFebruary 3, 2014

Reading Time: 1 minuteYahoo was the first internet email account I ever used, way back in the late 1990’s. I used that account...

GitHub Attack: Strong Passwords & 2-Factor Auth Critical

Cyber SecurityNovember 21, 2013

Reading Time: 2 minutesGitHub, the web hosting and code repository firm, is focusing attention on the importance of strong passwords for Internet security....

Multi Factor Authentication – What It Is All About

Cyber SecurityNovember 15, 2013

By Benson HedgeWhen we talk of internet transactions, we have always been protecting them with passwords. But do you think passwords are a...

Adobe Data Breach Gets Worse: Time to Change All Your Passwords?

Cyber SecurityOctober 30, 2013

Between Flash and PDF Reader alone, Adobe is ubiquitous on today’s desktop. Have you ever registered for an Adobe product? If you have,...

Data Encryption Needs to Be Part of Everyday Life

Cyber SecurityOctober 18, 2013

Reading Time: 2 minutesEmploying encryption strategies needs to be an everyday part of life due to the widespread use of mobile computing and...

The Next Step in User Authentication: Pills and Tattoos?

Cyber SecurityOctober 17, 2013

Reading Time: 2 minutesHow does a system know you are really you?How to answer that question is becoming an increasingly urgent problem. Hacking is...