Don’t Put Real Answers Into Your Password Reset Questions

Oct 3, 2024 11:58:15 AM By Roger Grimes

This recent article on how a hacker used genealogy websites to help better guess victims' password reset answers made it a great time to share a suggestion: Don’t answer password reset ...

Identify Weak User Passwords With KnowBe4’s Enhanced Weak Password Test

Jan 29, 2024 2:45:47 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Passwords are part of every organization’s security risk profile. Just one weak password with access to an organization’s critical systems can cause a breach, take down a network or ...

Myth of Massive Data Breach Busted: Big Headlines Mask a Minor Threat

Jan 23, 2024 4:21:14 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Ok, I'll admit it, I was swept up in the moment last week and wrote a short blog post that more or less summarized the tsunami of news about that huge data breach initially reported by ...

Russian Hackers Win Big: Microsoft's Senior Exec Team Emails Breached

Jan 20, 2024 9:45:06 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

In a Friday regulatory filing, Microsoft has reported that its corporate email accounts were compromised by a Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Midnight Blizzard, also ...

[Cybersecurity Awareness Month] Password Security: Do Not Get Bit by Count Hackula

Oct 11, 2023 9:02:25 AM By Jacqueline Jayne

Our login credentials of a username and password are sometimes all that stands between our personal identifiable information and cybercriminals. Count Hackula could be waiting in the ...

[HEADS UP] If You're a LastPass User, You May be the Next Phishing Email Target

Sep 28, 2023 9:17:38 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cybercriminals are not holding back on LastPass users as a new phishing campaign has recently launched with the intent to steal your data.

Can Someone Guess My Password From the Wi-Fi Signal On My Phone?

Sep 14, 2023 7:41:24 AM By Martin Kraemer

Cybercriminals can't ascertain your phone password just from a Wi-Fi signal, but they can come close according to a method described in a recent research paper. Researchers have ...

How Secure Is Your Authentication Method?

Sep 6, 2023 8:53:21 AM By Roger Grimes

I frequently write about authentication, including PKI, multi-factor authentication (MFA), password managers, FIDO, Open Authentication, and biometrics. I have written dozens of articles ...

New PCI Password Requirements Could Be the Impetus for Credential Harvesting Scams

Aug 9, 2023 1:55:02 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As the retirement countdown for the current version of PCI is now less than six months, a new standard for password length, complexity, and change frequency may create some risk.

[ON-DEMAND] A Master Class on Cybersecurity: Roger Grimes Teaches Password Best Practices

Jun 13, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

What really makes a “strong” password? And why are you and your end-users continually tortured by them? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease? And what can/should you do to ...

[FREE RESOURCE KIT] New Password Security Resource Kit to Celebrate World Password Day!

May 4, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

It's World Password Day! This holiday is to ensure everyone always practices good password hygiene. This year, we wanted to share the best password resources with you to share with your ...

How Does Quantum Impact Passwords?

Jan 25, 2023 4:03:39 PM By Roger Grimes

Yeah, quantum computers are likely to be able to crack passwords from every angle.

Is Your Organization’s Password Complexity Requirement Strong Enough? Probably Not

Jan 17, 2023 8:15:27 AM By Roger Grimes

Is your organization’s password complexity strong enough?

[New Feature] Continuously Monitor for Any Detected Password Vulnerabilities Within Your User Base with PasswordIQ

Jan 16, 2023 9:21:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We’re thrilled to announce that the power of KnowBe4’s most popular free password security tool has been brought to your KnowBe4 console as a new feature!

21% of federal agency passwords cracked in their security audit

Jan 11, 2023 10:38:29 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Some excellent work here. An internal US Government agency audit showed that a fifth of passwords were easy to crack. Their recently published study showed that hashes for well over ...

Password Managers Can Be Hacked Lots of Ways and Yes, You Should Still Use Them

Jan 10, 2023 4:43:49 PM By Roger Grimes

The recent hack (at least 7th) of the LastPass password manager has lots of people wondering if they should use a password manager.

The Good, the Bad and the Truth About Password Managers

Jan 9, 2023 10:36:23 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

We strongly recommend that you use a password manager to reduce password reuse and improve complexity, but you may be wondering if it’s really worth the risk. Is it safe to store all of ...

[WARNING] Micro Transactions Lead to a Drained Bank Account

Oct 31, 2022 10:48:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Our friend R. Friederich at Marshalsec sent us this warning...

Passkeys Are Being Pushed in a Big Way

Oct 26, 2022 10:58:37 AM By Roger Grimes

There is a good chance that you and nearly everyone else will be using passkeys in the near future.

[On-Demand Webinar] A Master Class on Cybersecurity: Roger Grimes Teaches Password Best Practices

Sep 28, 2022 3:51:33 PM By Stu Sjouwerman