account security
Twitter suffers a major hack – here’s what we know
News
July 16, 2020
Twitter suffers a major hack – here’s what we know
Via TechCrunch (and other sources) Yesterday, multiple high-profile accounts such as Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk were all…
15B records are found in the dark web
News
July 14, 2020
15B records are found in the dark web
Via BleepingComputer A study of the dark web has found over 15B records for sale stemming from over 100K data…
How An Email Trick Can Make Your Passwords Stronger and Accounts Safer
Articles
June 26, 2020
How An Email Trick Can Make Your Passwords Stronger and Accounts Safer
Nearly every password you use to protect your accounts is paired with a username in order to log in –…
Security Questions: Lies Are The Best Policy
Articles
June 26, 2020
Security Questions: Lies Are The Best Policy
Security questions are a strange part of the account log-in/security process. The idea is simple enough— add another factor, usually…
Don’t Change Your Password, Unless…
Articles
June 26, 2020
Don’t Change Your Password, Unless…
Once upon a time, it seemed like a good idea to regularly change your passwords. The logic was that over…
Password Myths You Should Know About
Articles
June 26, 2020
Password Myths You Should Know About
In order to keep your accounts safe, you need a strong password right? Sounds simple enough. But unfortunately, we’ve been…
Great Password Manager Tips
Articles
June 25, 2020
Great Password Manager Tips
As is true with most helpful tools, software, and apps, how you use password managers is just as important as…
What To Do After a Data Breach
Articles
June 23, 2020
What To Do After a Data Breach
A ‘data breach’ is an incident where customer data is stolen from a company, and is then in the hands…
Have Your Passwords Been Stolen?
Explainers
June 23, 2020
Have Your Passwords Been Stolen?
Data breaches – where someone breaks into the master database where all of the user names and passwords and other…
The Right Password for Each Account
Articles
June 23, 2020
The Right Password for Each Account
You need long, strong, unique passwords on all of your important accounts. But not all your accounts are important. Your…