by Dianne Bayley | Jul 4, 2023 | Security and Legal
Our identities help us participate in modern society. Consider how often we use our identity numbers to access services and imagine how debilitating it is not to have an official ID number. That means no driver’s licence, bank account, phone contract, or even...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s no surprise that bad actors love to find easy-to-exploit vulnerabilities, and weak passwords are at the top of that list. According to the Verizon 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, stolen credentials led to nearly 50% of cyber attacks last year, notes Jonas...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 12, 2022 | Featured Articles
The average person has a whopping 100 passwords that they use to access their various online accounts, a study by NordPass reveals. With the key to keeping all these accounts secure, being passwords that are long, complicated and hard to guess, the result is that they...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 2, 2021 | Security and Legal
Back in 2014, running a cellphone store was a dangerous business to be in. Robberies were a daily occurrence, with heavily armed robbers striking almost with impunity. Barge in. Hold the staff at gunpoint. Open the safe. Grab the goods, and bingo. For serial...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 16, 2020 | Security and Legal
To combat mobile cyber threats, organisations must educate employees about the risks associated with accessing critical business apps on personal devices. Doros Hadjizenonos, Regional Sales Director at Fortinet, explores the five critical elements that CISOs should...