Today is World Password Day—so let us kill and bury the password once and for all
By Industry Contributor 2 May 2024All signs point to the average password being hopelessly insecure. Let’s drop the poor passwords and protect our data and organisations in other ways, urges Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy and Evangelist at... FULL STORY >
The short answer to long passwords
By Staff Writer 12 October 2022Gur Geva, Co-Founder and CEO of iiDENTIFii, explains why passwords are headed the same way as the dinosaurs, and why we will be safer without the need for them. FULL STORY >
Six Non-Negotiables of Password Security - World Password Day, May 5th
By Press Release 5 May 2022It's World Password Day today. And while most of us feel we would never use a hackable password, do we actually know what a robust password is? Or how many passwords we should have? Or where we should store them? FULL STORY >
Password reset notification scam: a business trick that never gets old
By Staff Writer 24 March 2022Maria Garnaeva from Kaspersky unpacks the oldest trick in the book - the password reset notification scam - and details what companies and employees can do to avoid becoming a victim of it. FULL STORY >
2022: Beat bad passwords with the year of multi-factor authentication
By Industry Contributor 8 February 2022By Brendan Kotze, Chief Development Officer at cybersecurity company, Performanta FULL STORY >
How hybrid work is pushing to end passwords
By Staff Writer 2 December 2021A new report published today from Cisco’s Duo Security, the multi-factor authentication (MFA) and secure access solution, confirms that enterprises are taking steps to move away from passwords and adopting low-friction authentication methods to... FULL STORY >
World Password Day: Special day to take care of your passwords and cybersecurity
By Staff Writer 6 May 2021So important has cybersecurity become that every year there is a day dedicated to encouraging good password hygiene - and it's today. FULL STORY >
Cisco Live 2021: Sun sets on the need for passwords
By Ryan Noik 1 April 2021Could passwords finally be on their way out, for users and enterprises? Cisco Live this week explained why users may never need to remember 1234 again - and how businesses can save billions. FULL STORY >
Password re-use at work makes you more vulnerable to hackers, warns KnowBe4
By Staff Writer 18 February 2021Using the same, simple password at multiple locations makes you easier prey for hackers. Kai Roer, from KnowBe4 Research explains what you should be doing instead. FULL STORY >
Cisco highlights Tech Trends for 2021 and Beyond
By Staff Writer 12 January 2021There’s some good news on the tech horizon according to Cisco, with the past year serving as an accelerant for certain tech trends. FULL STORY >
Only 36% of users in South Africa have unique passwords for each account, Kaspersky study shows
By Staff Writer 22 September 2020Internet users across the globe are yet to master how to use passwords effectively to protect themselves online, according to a new report from Kaspersky. FULL STORY >
Kaspersky provides info on South Africans' password habits
By Staff Writer 9 June 2020The latest Kaspersky report has found that 87% of South African users are thinking up their own passwords. FULL STORY >
Industry Insight - How to have strong cyber hygiene
By Industry Contributor 27 May 2020yber threats do not rest and they continue to evolve and bad actors develop new attack techniques. Good cyber security hygiene requires more than a strong password to avoid compromise. Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales director at Fortinet... FULL STORY >
Protects much more than passwords – New Kaspersky Password Manager now available
By Press Release 3 May 2018Kaspersky Lab has introduced the new generation of its freemium solution Kaspersky Password Manager. FULL STORY >
Game over: Poor password protection leaves online gamers exposed to hack attacks
By Press Release 19 January 2018According to research from Kaspersky Lab, almost half (42%) of South Africans regularly game online, a figure which rises to 50% for 25-34-year olds and 57% for those aged 16-24. It’s also potentially lucrative... FULL STORY >
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