Tag: passwords

Microsoft has fixed a major security error: despite an external warning, a large number of codes, scripts and configuration files with passwords, keys and login information for accessing services for the search engine Bing were lying on an unprotected server in Azure for weeks. As the technology portal TechCrunch reports, security researchers Can Yoleri, Murat Özfidan and Egemen Koçhisarlı from SOCRadar reported that they found internal information about Microsoft's Bing search engine on an open server in Azure. The specialists usually look for vulnerabilities that could be attacked. In this case there was no hurdle for immediate...

Passkey support for mobile devices

27 April 2024

Zero-trust and zero-knowledge credential protection provider Keeper Security announces support for passkey management for iOS and Android mobile devices. This means there is cross-platform functionality for both passkeys and traditional passwords. This gives SMEs in particular access to a professional solution. With Keeper, passkeys are created, stored, and managed in the Keeper Vault and can be used to easily log in to websites and applications across all browsers and operating systems. As long as the user has access to their Keeper Vault, they can access their passkeys,…

Five cyber defense strategies

20. February 2024

In the past two years, attackers have managed to penetrate the systems of 78 percent of German companies. This is shown by the “Data Risk Management” study by Veritas Technologies. What's particularly concerning is that AI tools like WormGPT make it easier for attackers to refine their social engineering attacks through AI-generated phishing emails. But that's not all: AI-controlled, autonomous ransomware attacks will continue to occur more frequently in 2024. Below, Veritas explains the effective methods and proven tips for defending against cyberattacks, especially with regard to ransomware. Password hacking Cybercriminals exploit security gaps and get hold of other people's passwords...

Executives don’t take cybersecurity too seriously

3 January 2024

More than a third of German managers have shared their password with someone outside their own company. A recent study shows how relaxed managers are about cybersecurity. Security provider Ivanti has presented the results of the Executive Security Spotlight Report. The study deals with security behavior specifically at the C-level in the company. Although this group of people is constantly in the focus of spear phishing or whaling actors, executives are surprisingly relaxed when it comes to cybersecurity. Managers are often the target of threats. The main sticking point: Due to their management tasks, they are often given extensive access rights...

2FA for solid protection of accounts and data

23 December 2023

The need to use a 2-factor authentication solution, i.e. the multi-step process for verifying an identity when logging in, is now indispensable. 2FA is one of the fundamental anchors of any defense strategy. Bitkom has just published a study that shows that two-factor authentication has not yet become established, although it massively increases security. Unfortunately, many still rely on complex passwords. Bitkom determines: Still passwords instead of 2FA Three quarters of internet users in Germany (74 percent) pay attention to complex passwords when creating them, which consist of a mix of...

Companies use insecure password procedures

10 December 2023

At 61%, significantly more than half of the German companies surveyed still use insecure practices when managing and using passwords. This is proven by the “2023 Identity Security Threat Landscape” study. This is a key finding of the global study “2023 Identity Security Threat Landscape” by CyberArk. High-profile cyberattacks in which stolen employee logins are used to break into company IT systems are commonplace. The dangers are known and yet, according to the current CyberArk study “Identity Security Threat Landscape”, which provides a global inventory of cybersecurity, 61%…

Cybersecurity: Younger employees are often more careless

1 December 2023

Younger employees in companies in particular are often more careless when dealing with passwords or phishing links. A study reveals hidden dangers in corporate security. In a recent study, Ivanti took a closer look at the risk exposure of companies worldwide - from risky employee behavior to inconsistencies in safety culture. The study shows that standardized corporate security imposed from above tends to ignore specific risks. These go hand in hand with demographics, gender and function in the company, among other things. A key finding of the study: One in three employees is of the opinion that...

BSI study on the development status of quantum computers

26 November 2023

The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published the update of the “Development status of quantum computers” study. The ongoing development threatens many cryptographic methods currently in use. When planning the necessary transition to quantum-secure cryptography, a reliable assessment of the risk posed by quantum computing to information security is essential. The study presents the development status of current technologies for realizing a cryptographically relevant quantum computer as well as cryptographically relevant quantum algorithms. Quantum computers could crack passwords The advancing development of quantum technologies threatens many cryptographic methods currently in use. Data that is currently not transmitted in quantum-secure encrypted form and…

Fewer passwords, more security

26 October 2023