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Default Passwords on Gov Websites – What Could Go Wrong?

You would think that in 2020 we wouldn’t have to tell people not to use default passwords. You would certainly think that we wouldn’t have to tell government IT folks not to do that. But if you thought that, apparently, you would have thought wrong. We are still telling end users to change the password […]

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What Will 2021 Bring for Security Teams?

Let’s start with the bottom line: dynamic and unpredictable. Sorry for the bad news. And hackers will continue to take advantage of that. Permanent Remote Work For some companies, some roles will never return to work at the office. The process is working and the competitive advantage in attracting talent is significant. That makes things […]

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Microsoft Says Switch Away from SMS-Based Two Factor

This falls into the “well, it is about time” category. While text message based two factor authentication is, by far, the most popular method of two factor authentication, Microsoft said it should be avoided, along with voice based two factor authentication. Why? Is two factor authentication bad? Or useless? No, none of the above. It […]

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