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This week marks the third anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is arguably the most far-reaching data privacy and security law to date. Any organization that conducts business with individuals or organizations in the European Union must comply with the GDPR, even if the organization has no physical presence in the EU.

We are happy to announce that the world’s most secure messaging app, KeeperChat, is now free to all personal users. Standard SMS text messages aren’t very secure. Because the messages users send and receive aren’t end-to-end encrypted, they can be accessed and read by their mobile provider. Additionally, mobile providers store message metadata — including

With President Biden’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity, the United States has taken decisive action in the war against cybercrime. By mandating the use of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and encryption from the ground up, this crucial Executive Order (EO). addresses what is arguably the most vulnerable area in both public and private-sector organizations: password security. Passwords

The threat of ransomware has loomed over critical infrastructure, such as utilities and transportation networks, for years. A 2018 report by the American Petroleum Institute warned of dire risks to the national gas and oil industry, and last month, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a focused 100-day initiative to modernize the nation’s electric grid

World Password Day, which is observed annually on the first Thursday in May, is a great reminder that passwords continue to play a key role in keeping systems and data safe online. World Password Day is the perfect time to acknowledge the importance of the humble password and double down on our efforts to keep

Keeper Security is excited to announce the deployment of its new secure cloud data center presence in Sydney, Australia, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS). The new data center presence will provide two key benefits to Keeper’s consumer and enterprise customers: As always, Keeper protects users against brute force, Man-in-the-Middle (MITM), and credential-stuffing attacks that

A supply-chain attack (also known as a backdoor breach) was recently announced by ClickStudios, the creators of Passwordstate, which is based in Australia. A preliminary technical description of the attack can be found here: https://www.csis.dk/newsroom-blog-overview/2021/moserpass-supply-chain/ Keeper’s engineers and cybersecurity team are actively monitoring the developments and publicly-available information covering this event. Here’s what we know

Updated on April 7, 2023. All protected users under a Keeper business or enterprise account get a free Family Plan for up to 5 members and on unlimited devices — at no extra cost to their organization. This vault is intended for personal use only. All business-related credentials must be stored within a company-issued vault.

When COVID-19 forced organizations worldwide to rapidly deploy and secure remote workforces, teams began connecting to organizational resources remotely, in environments that their employers did not control, many times using their own devices. Keeper wondered about the impact of widespread remote work on password security. Were remote employees following simple best practices to secure their

Keeper continuously strives to make our customers’ lives easier by ensuring our password manager is as simple and convenient to use as possible. We’re excited to announce that we’ve added some major usability updates to Keeper that are designed to save our customers time. Increased Security with Less Dependency on Master Passwords Device approvals are

We are proud to announce that Keeper Security has been recognized as an Excellence Award finalist in the Best SME Security Solution category for the 2021 SC Awards. Finalists are recognized for outstanding leadership and providing superior security products to the cybersecurity industry. Winners will be announced online during Awards Week beginning Monday, May 3,

Retail and hospitality data breaches of consumers’ payment card data grab headlines, but cybercriminals don’t always target point-of-sale systems. Oracle estimates that 72% of U.S. adults belong to at least one brand rewards program, also known as a loyalty program. These programs entice consumers to patronize a particular brand by offering incentives for frequent purchases,

If you’re a LastPass customer and are thinking about switching to a new, full-featured password manager, it’s a great time to check out all of the features that Keeper’s individual and family plans have to offer. Here are just a few of the great benefits you’ll get from Keeper, PCMag’s Best Password Manager of 2020:

As organizations spend millions of dollars on cybersecurity technologies, too many companies are still neglecting the basics. According to Verizon, over 80% of successful cyber attacks are traced back to weak or compromised passwords. This includes the recent cyber attack on Verkada, which compromised about 150,000 video surveillance cameras, including feeds located in Tesla manufacturing

Employee Appreciation Day, observed on the first Friday in March, is a day for companies to thank their employees for their hard work and effort throughout the year. In light of Employee Appreciation Day, and with all of us spending more time online than ever before, we at Keeper would like to remind our business

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers were gradually shifting to digital technologies in what the industry calls the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. When the pandemic began, manufacturers accelerated their digital transformations as they retooled their production lines and back-end operations to meet shifting customer demands, product cycles, and time-to-market schedules, as

A recent report was published regarding embedded trackers in LastPass and other password managers. The Exodus site published “2 trackers” for Keeper software. This is not correct. On mobile applications, Keeper previously utilized the Adjust SDK only to determine the source of the app install. This install was then attributed to Keeper’s marketing campaigns for

February dawned with news on the password management front from Apple and Microsoft. First, the Verge reported that Apple released iCloud Passwords, a Google Chrome extension that lets Windows and Mac users save passwords created in Chrome to Apple’s iCloud Keychain. The extension is aimed at people who use an Apple mobile device but a

How much can a lost password cost you? In the case of Stefan Thomas, about $220 million. As reported by the New York Times, Mr. Thomas has 7,002 Bitcoin securely tucked away in a digital wallet — so securely that even he can’t access it, because he lost the password to the wallet years ago.

Updated on April 11, 2023. Phishing is an issue that needs to be taken seriously by businesses of all shapes and sizes. The best way to protect your company against an inevitable phishing attack is to prepare ahead of time. Educating employees and running phishing tests ensures that employees will be able to spot phishing