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Updated on October 4, 2023. With organizations now offering remote or hybrid working options, for many people, their workspace is at home. Your team needs to know password hygiene best practices to ensure their at-home work environment is secure and protected. To improve password hygiene for remote and hybrid workers, organizations should enforce the use

A Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack is an attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server. This is done by overwhelming the server, service or network being targeted with a flood of internet traffic, ultimately slowing the server down or causing it to crash completely. Think of it as being like a traffic jam,

The ability of a cybercriminal to place themselves between you and the connection point poses the biggest security vulnerability to public WiFi. You unknowingly communicate with the cybercriminal, who then collects and passes your information to the hotspot, rather than you connecting to the hotspot directly. While there are ways to stay protected on public

The popularity of freelancing has continued to rise in the United States. In fact, a majority of organizations in America have worked with freelancers and plan to hire them again, according to data from the LinkedIn Workforce Report. In the post-pandemic world, there are a massive and growing number of digital nomads, people who choose

Social media plays a vital role in allowing people from all over the world to communicate almost instantly; however, it is critical to manage your digital footprint as well as the security and privacy settings on your accounts in order for your personal information to be accessible only to you. Here are seven ways to

The public sector consists of organizations owned and operated by the government. It provides services deemed necessary for society’s welfare. Most services offered through the public sector are typically for free or at a reduced cost. The public sector does not include organizations that are voluntary or private. Public Sector vs Private Sector You’ve probably

Updated on October 31, 2023. Students need a password manager because it ensures their passwords are always strong and are not being reused, they only have to remember a single password instead of multiple passwords, can store more than just their passwords, can securely share passwords and can access their password vault from anywhere on

Ending a business relationship with an employee can be daunting, especially if things end on bad terms. Offboarding is critical to ensure that any disgruntled former employees do not expose company information. There have been cases in the past where former employees are the cause of massive data breaches.  Some data breaches are intentional, like

Keeper Security is thrilled to announce it’s been recognized as a leader in Password Management by GigaOm, an analyst firm and media company specializing in strategic, engineering-led technology research, insight and analysis.  The GigaOm Radar for Password Management places Keeper as a leader within the Platform Play and Innovation quadrant. GigaOm identifies vendors in this

Updated on October 4, 2023. Businesses must invest in a dark web monitoring tool to protect their employees from potential cyber threats. The dark web is home to extensive criminal activity—including a myriad of cybercrime services that can irreparably damage your company and its reputation. Keep reading to learn more about dark web monitoring, its

Updated on November 6, 2023. You should stop reusing the same password for multiple accounts because if a cybercriminal gets a hold of that password, they can gain access to every account that uses it. Since the average person has 20 or more online accounts, according to a Keeper Security report, they have a hard

Updated on November 28, 2023. A VPN, or a virtual private network, is a service that protects your internet connection and online privacy. It works by encrypting your internet connection, masking your IP address and allowing you to use public WiFi hotspots safely. A VPN creates a private, encrypted network within the public network providing

Password security is important because passwords are the first line of defense against cybercriminals and their unauthorized access to your personal data. Most people around the world struggle with managing their passwords. A recent Verizon Data Breach Investigation reported over 70% of employees repeat passwords while at work. According to the study, 81% of hacking-related

A security breach is when an incident occurs that results in unauthorized access to sensitive data, applications, networks or devices. Typically, when a security breach happens the intruder is able to bypass security measures that were put in place to keep them out. As a result of a security breach, a company or organization’s public

Poor secrets management leads to data breaches that can result in compromised credentials, a damaged reputation and millions of dollars in mitigation costs, legal fees and lost revenue.  Secrets are non-human privileged credentials that provide access to sensitive information, systems and services. Types of secrets include database passwords, SSH keys, API keys and encryption keys.

Keeper is pleased to announce significant new upgrades to the KeeperMSP Platform that offer robust security and compliance solutions through an expanded portfolio of Keeper zero-trust security capabilities. These market-leading features will help Managed Service Provider (MSP) partners oversee security and compliance for their customer base in an increasingly challenging threat landscape. These platform enhancements

Most users recycle their passwords across numerous websites and choose very weak passwords. How are you expected to create secure, one-of-a-kind passwords for every website you visit? A password manager offers the answer. The purpose of a password manager is to safely store online credentials, help you log in into any account automatically and generate

Looking for tools and technologies to help protect your government agency or public sector organization from cybercriminals can be intimidating. Luckily, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has made the selection process more manageable. Government organizations can use the FedRAMP marketplace to find and compare credible and secure authorized vendors. What Is FedRAMP

Updated on May 11, 2023. A secure password contains randomized letters, numbers and characters with a minimum length of 16 characters. Memorizing strong passwords is difficult which is why passwords are often reused for multiple accounts. While reusing passwords makes it easier for you to remember, it also puts all the accounts that use that

Updated on January 31, 2024. The dark web is a part of the internet that provides anonymous and secure communication channels that are not able to be found by standard search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing. Numerous criminal activities are carried out on the dark web, such as the trafficking of stolen personal