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As AI becomes more advanced, it’s important to consider all the ways AI can be used maliciously by cybercriminals, especially when it comes to cracking passwords. While AI password-cracking techniques...

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Last summer, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority raised eyebrows when it ruled that anyone with over 30,000 social media followers is now a celebrity under UK advertising regulations. There’s an inherent cybersecurity lesson here for all social media influencers, regardless of follower count. Once you become an influencer, you are running an online business, one

Protect your Personal Brand with Keeper’s Influencer Program

As parents have been telling their children since time immemorial, being popular isn’t always a good thing. For example, if you’re using a password that is popular with many people around the world, you’re setting yourself up to be breached. Cybercriminals already know about these passwords, as they’ve all appeared in the many large data

Are You Using One of the Most Popular Passwords in the World?

The ’20s are here — again! Things are a bit different in 2020 than they were in 1920. We don’t have flying cars yet, but they will be driving themselves around soon. Newspapers and radio have given way to mobile apps and podcasts and criminals can now steal sensitive files without ever setting foot in

Roar Into the ’20s with These 5 Cybersecurity Tips

To use public Wi-Fi, or to not use public Wi-Fi is an understandable conundrum, especially during this busy travel season. It’s easy and tempting to make that free and easy connection to a public Wi-Fi but resist the urge. The convenience simply isn’t worth the cyber risk. In short, public Wi-Fi is a cybersecurity nightmare

The Problem with Public Wi-Fi

Cybercriminals are increasing the use of highly-targeted and sophisticated social engineering schemes designed to steal passwords. This was among the key takeaways from the Ponemon Institute’s 2019 Global State of Cybersecurity in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. Cybercriminals like social engineering schemes because they work. The weakest link in any organization’s cybersecurity is its own people;

3 Cybersecurity Threats to Prepare for in 2020

In addition to making sure your passwords don’t fall into the wrong hands, a comprehensive password manager also helps you save time and be more productive. That’s why Keeper continuously solicits feedback from our customers regarding helpful features they’d like to see integrated into our products. On that note, Keeper is pleased to announce an

Keeper Updates Browser Extension & Web Vault with New Time-Saving Features

With 2019 drawing to a close, we’re excited to announce that PCMag has once again chosen Keeper as the Best Password Manager of the Year. This is the second year in a row Keeper has been selected for PCMag’s annual Best of the Year list. Additionally, PCMag recently rated Keeper “Excellent” and named it an

Keeper is Named PCMag’s Best Password Manager for Second Consecutive Year

The 2019 holiday shopping season may not “officially” begin until November 28th, but some retailers are already holding early Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. Shoppers are eager to get started as well; data from Google shows that some retailers started seeing holiday web traffic as early as the first week of October. Online shopping

6 Ways to Stay Cyber Safe during Black Friday and Cyber Monday

November marks Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and offered an opportunity to reflect on the data security challenges faced by everyone and the specific issue of scams targeting the elderly as well as the importance of password protection. Sadly, scammers and cybercriminals are increasingly targeting the elderly for a number of reasons, including: An AT&T report found

Cybercriminals, Online Scammers and the Elderly

Cyber attacks on small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are rising globally, and attacks are becoming more complex and targeted. To bypass intrusion detection systems and other technical security defenses, cybercriminals are using social engineering schemes to steal employee login credentials. In addition to stealing sensitive employee and customer data, installing ransomware and other malware, and

Keeper Releases Free Data Breach Scan Tool

Is your company ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)? If not, time is running out to prepare; it takes effect on January 1, 2020. Here’s the lowdown on the CCPA. What is the CCPA, and who has to comply? Tired of waiting for the U.S. federal government to take action on consumer data

Understanding the CCPA & Keeper’s Commitment to Compliance

We are excited to announce that the Keeper Password Manager has been named an Editors’ Choice by both PCMag and PCWorld Editors’ Choice – PCMag PCMag, which previously named Keeper Best Password Manager of the Year for 2018, noted Keeper’s support of all popular platforms and browsers, two-factor authentication, secure password sharing, and inheritance, optional

Keeper Named Editor’s Choice by Both PCMag & PCWorld

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the U.S. and CyberSecMonth in Europe are coming to a close, but that doesn’t mean it’s time to sit back and relax. Cybercrime is a year-round threat that requires year-round vigilance and proactive security measures. To close out the month, let’s recap the top takeaways from the Ponemon Institute’s 2019

NCSAM Takeaways & Tips for SMBs

Ponemon Institute’s 2019 Global State of Cybersecurity in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, sponsored by Keeper Security, found that the cyber threat environment is becoming more dangerous worldwide. Cyber attacks became increasingly frequent, sophisticated, and destructive throughout 2019, and there’s no reason to believe that things will improve in 2020. 1. Social engineering Why would a

Top 5 Cybersecurity Risks & Challenges in 2019

We’re halfway through National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the U.S., but cyber attacks are a global and year-round problem for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Ponemon Institute’s 2019 Global State of Cybersecurity in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, commissioned by Keeper Security, found that cyber attacks against SMBs are becoming more frequent, complex, and destructive. It

#NCSAM Tip: Poor Employee Password Habits Open SMBs to Cyber Attacks

A couple of weeks into National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the U.S., the Ponemon Institute has released the results of the 2019 Global State of Cybersecurity in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. The report, commissioned by Keeper Security, is based on in-depth interviews with 2,391 IT and IT security practitioners in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Austria,

Cyber Attacks on SMBs Rising Globally

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a great time to do a cyber self-check and make sure you’re doing what you need to do to protect yourself online. One of the most basic precautions is to use strong, unique passwords for every device, account, and app. That prevents cybercriminals from guessing your password. But that’s not

#NCSAM Tip: Don’t Wait for a Business to Tell You That Your Password Was Stolen

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