Passwords are everywhere in 2020. Passwords are required for almost every online service, most mobile apps, and certainly every application and system trying to protect sensitive data. Phones, computers, smartwatches, and even some household appliances now have passwords. It can be overwhelming. Stolen or discovered passwords are also, unfortunately, a commodity among hackers and malicious actors. Lists of stolen or hacked passwords are used as a…

COVID-19 has had an extraordinary impact on the daily lives of all. Even in the fall of 2020, many people are working partially or totally remotely. And unfortunately, that has made bad actors pursue social engineering tactics with vigor. Social engineering is a universal term for various ways of tricking someone to divulge information. This can take the form of phishing emails, phishing text messages, phone…

“Why would hackers go after data in healthcare? What’s the point of it?” The above question comes up routinely in healthcare security training. Healthcare workers understand and appreciate the need for cyber security training, and also appreciate it’s required. Inquisitive by nature, these staffs want to understand the correlations and connect the dots that don’t seem to join on the surface. Certainly, it’s easy to see…

Scam or fake emails are a fact of modern life, unfortunately. Every day inboxes are assaulted with scams attempting to trick users out of passwords, account access, money or other sensitive information. Even though email systems are increasingly able to filter out fake or spoofed emails, some messages inevitably sneak their way through to the Inbox. Knowledge is power when it comes to security. To that…