Encryption is critical to protecting sensitive information. A lack of encryption has led to massive data breaches, including a Microsoft customer support database of over 280 million customer records, a 500K breach of Zoom accounts, and much more. In previous...
Many people assume that when information isn’t being transmitted, it’s safe. But to effectively encrypt personally identifiable information, many variables must be considered, including the state the data is in. In order to understand how to encrypt data in various...
Every day, people share information across public wires that travel through a series of third-party databases. Even though it’s an open system, we continue to exchange personally identifiable information like credit card numbers, bank information, passwords, and...
Cyberthreats are a troubling daily reality, affecting everyone from small business owners to industry leaders. To make matters worse, people take more significant risks in cyberspace than they do in the physical world. Plus, the risks are harder to understand and they...
Strong passwords are essential. But outside of writing down passwords, how can you create a password that’s both secure and memorable? What are other ways to get around writing them down? Use a Password Manager Rather than memorize a password…don’t. A password...
Password security has become increasingly crucial as cyber attacks become more prominent. In order to create secure passwords for every account, many people are turning to password management tools to help prevent the leaking of sensitive data. With that in mind,...
