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How do you overcome cybercrime . . . with style? There’s a growing concern about criminals copying the signals from your car keyfob, commonly called

Almost Half of Former Employees Say Their Passwords Still Work. Is it really “hacking” if organizations fail to terminate password access after employees leave? Two

When you meet someone for the first time, how do you react? Sometimes I think of security awareness almost as a person. If you were

Cybersecurity expert Eva Galperin helps debunk some common myths about cybersecurity. ☑️​ Is the government watching you through your computer camera? ☑️​ Does Google read

In Australia, the National Cyber Security Centre now tells consumers: “passwords are passé — passphrases are longer and stronger” and points all of their citizens

In 2022, KnowBe4 released its first e-book covering password attacks, defenses and what your corporate password policy should be. Here is a summary of their

The last quarter of 2022 saw a mass exodus of information security folks from Twitter to Mastodon, many of them joining the instance, Infosec.Exchange. Before

This was one of the most common security questions. Thankfully we don’t encounter these as often as we used to. But for at least two

All through high school, our crowd had a running joke about our friend, Kevin. Smart, funny, sociable, even-tempered and well-liked. Kevin was always well-dressed .

Almost 40% of Americans Use Embarrassing Passwords What insights do you find when you ask 1,030 Americans about their password use? Beyond Identity, an industry

He spent 24 years building his business. One bad password and a ransomware attack blew it to smithereens. Fran Finnegan was on vacation in New

It’s OK to forget your passwords! Because your Password Manager remembers them for you. — Anthony Collette

Wanna buy some really expensive peanut butter? For a modest investment of $1,069.00, you too can acquire a tasty 3-pak of NIST Standard Reference Peanut

Can the psychology of the “sucker’s game” help explain disappointing consumer behavior toward online privacy? In her new book, contracts specialist Tess Wilkinson-Ryan dives deep

After gaining control of her phone, hackers ripped off Avery Hartmans for $10,000. Even worse, her credit card company didn’t believe the charges were fraudulent.

It is poking and prying with a purpose.  —  Zora Neale Hurston

Some folks pooh-pooh the use of special characters in passwords. In 2022 we noticed that the NSA recommended the use of special characters in complex