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Passwords Multi-Factor Authentication Risk Management

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Phishing Attacks – Anyone Can Get Pwned

HaveIBeenPwned is a website that allows users to check whether their data has been involved in data breaches. The website’s creator, Troy Hunt, was the subject of a phishing attack earlier this week....more

Ankura

The Evolution of Password Management

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In today's digital landscape, robust password management is critical to information security. With the increasing complexity of cyber threats, ensuring secure access to sensitive information has become more critical than...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #405 – Compromised Passwords Continue to Provide Easy Opportunities for Threat Actors

Verizon’s 2024 Data Breach Report, a must-read publication, was published on May 1, 2024. The report indicates that “Over the past 10 years, the use of stolen credentials has appeared in almost one-third (31%) of all...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Secure Our World: 4 Work-Related Security Best Practices for Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this year marks the 20th anniversary of the campaign. Introducing “Secure Our World” as the central theme, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) is on a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

23andMe Confirms Threat Actors Accessed Accounts Without Authorization

We have posted blogs before on sharing genetic information and the risk associated with the disclosure of such sensitive information. Unfortunately, our concerns have been realized....more

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If Your Password Is On This List, It’s Time to Change It

It’s been several years since I have written about password hygeine. I have been hoping that a better security solution would be widely adopted and while I hear rumors in that regard, passwords still reign supreme. So when I...more

Woods Rogers

Why You Need MFA Setup For Your Business

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Creating passwords needs to be a challenge, not for you to remember but for others to guess. Yet, the digital world is changing. A single sign-on password is pretty easy for unsavory characters to hack. Statistics indicate in...more

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What Practices Should a Small Vendor Consider When Applying for Cyber Insurance

Takeaway: As cybersecurity risk increases, large enterprises and government agencies are, increasingly, forcing smaller vendor companies to obtain cyber insurance to help manage the risk of a data breach. To prepare for an...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Hybrid Workforces and Compliance with Sheila Limmroth

Hybrid work is likely here to say, and, as Sheila Limmroth, privacy specialist at DCH Health System, and the author of the chapter Hybrid Work Environment in the Complete Healthcare Compliance Manual observes in this...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #268 – Changing Your Router Password

Following Ubiquiti’s security incident and its subsequent recommendation to change your router password and enable multi-factor authentication, and the fact that it is widely reported that using default passwords on routers...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #208 – Last Pass Patches Bug that Leaks Passwords

I am not a big fan of putting all of one’s passwords in one place, but many people use password managers. If you use Last Pass (see previous blog posts about Last Pass here and here), be aware that it was recently advised by...more

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