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

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!

January 11, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

21% of federal agency passwords cracked in their security audit

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 ...

January 10, 2023 Roger Grimes

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

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

January 9, 2023 Stu Sjouwerman

The Good, the Bad and the Truth About Password Managers

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 ...

October 31, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

[WARNING] Micro Transactions Lead to a Drained Bank Account

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

October 26, 2022 Roger Grimes

Passkeys Are Being Pushed in a Big Way

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

September 28, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

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

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 ...

August 31, 2022 Roger Grimes

So, Your MFA is Phishable, What To Do Next

We’ve written a lot about multi-factor authentication (MFA) not being the Holy Grail to prevent phishing attacks, including here:

August 30, 2022 Stu Sjouwerman

[KREBS ON SECURITY] How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability

[The following article is at it appears at Krebs on Security here.] Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes ...

June 9, 2022 Roger Grimes

What About Password Manager Risks?

In KnowBe4’s new Password Policy ebook, What Your Password Policy Should Be, we recommend that all users use a password manager to create and use perfectly random passwords. A perfectly ...

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