In a business environment that is dynamic, constantly evolving and ladled with threats, it is important to ensure all data is kept secure through using some form of password management. Recent, market research has stated that over the next 4-5 years, this requirement for password management is only set to increase because the need to […]
Category: Security
Security and Staff – What’s the Connection?
In a business environment where security is paramount, online security is so very important. In generations before now, the only real worry about online security was virus infections, however now we’re having to face a plethora of issues including phishing, identity theft, spyware and the list goes on. Additionally, we have to think about internal […]
Heartbleed Bug Questions Answered
Google Security and Codenomicon revealed on Monday that a flaw had existed in OpenSSL for more than two years that could be used to allow anyone (they would have to know the vulnerability existed and be proficient with SSL and network security) on the Internet to read the memory of the systems protected by the […]
Password Security Tips From a Hacker
It’s amazing just how easy it is to crack passwords these days, Nate Anderson from ArsTechnica a self confessed script-kiddie shows in his article just how easy it was to crack 4,000 passwords in the space of a minute! We all know how to build complex passwords: Include mixed cases, letters, number, symbols Change passwords […]
Don't Be Another Data Breach Statistic
Verizon released their annual Data Breach Investigation Report recently which you can find here. It is a great study of security breaches that occurred in 2013 and provides a good insight into what we can expect in 2014. If there is anything to take away from this report its this, don’t be a statistic in […]
