We’ve all read about various forms of cybercrime and its various levels of impact. Oftentimes we hear about a company whose network has been compromised, leading to the loss of sensitive information. But that’s just one scenario out of many...
In many ways, your email account is the digital equivalent of your house address. You give it to people and businesses, so they know where to send the products and helpful information you requested. It offers a way to keep in touch with fam...
Many of us either use weak passwords or reuse passwords on multiple accounts. Storing your passwords in your browser, a document, or in writing opens you up to a number of threats, and also increases your risk of losing that important data...
A strong password should include a mix of lower-case and upper-case letters, numbers, and special characters. However, the overall password length is even more important than the characters used, as password cracking programs will start wit...
Ransomware has been getting a lot of headlines most recently, but a new version of ransomware has arrived and it is even more dangerous than its predecessors. It’s called Ransom-Cloud and it has the power to encrypt cloud-based emails and f...
By Jake Olcott, VP Government Affairs at BitSight
If you’ve glanced at the opinion columns of security industry publications, you’ve probably seen the term
