If you think using a popular TV show or your favorite “Star Wars” or DC and Marvel character, seems like a good idea for a password, you are not alone. In fact, many of the most popular breached passwords come from popular media. Find out if your favorites made the compromised password list in this ...

Placing a device’s OS in a locked-down secure state can limit access to applications while still taking advantage of the computational power of the cloud and the potential of employee interaction and collaboration–this is the working principle behind Microsoft Windows 10 in S mode (formerly known as Windows 10 S). As a modified version of ...

Not all password managers are created equal, and LastPass is one of the standout options. Available for almost every OS, browser, and mobile platform on the market, LastPass is designed to have you safe, secure, and encrypted wherever you happen to be. TechRepublic’s free PDF download cheat sheet about LastPass is a quick introduction to ...

The tech world has a problem: Security fragmentation. There’s no standard set of rules for mitigating cyber risk—or even language—used to address the growing threats of hackers, ransomware and stolen data, and the threat to data only continues to grow. President Barack Obama recognized the cyber threat in 2013, which led to his cybersecurity executive ...

From an organizational standpoint, the goal of any effective cybersecurity awareness platform is to help employees get to a point where they no longer have to actively remember what it takes to keep the company safe – instead, they develop healthy cybersecurity habits. When you walk out the front door in the morning, do you ...

While the advantages of humor in the workplace are clear, cybersecurity professionals have a responsibility to recognize the disadvantages and work to mitigate them—particularly when it comes to security awareness training. By understanding the psychology of humor and its effects in the real world, you’ll be able to use it without putting your company at ...

These hackers are finding security bugs–and getting paid for it. That’s changing the dynamics of cybersecurity. This download provides the magazine version of the article as a free PDF for registered TechRepublic and ZDNet members. The online version of this story is available here. From the story: The first time Katie Paxton-Fear found a bug, ...

Too short, too complex, too frequently used, too many to remember: There are any number of problems with passwords. Individuals can use password managers to strike a balance between security and convenience. However, these services have their own security risks. This free PDF download from TechRepublic takes a look at pros and the cons of ...

Cybersecurity breaches are nothing new. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, IT teams have struggled to keep up with the ever-evolving array of cyberthreats. Just this year, cybercriminals have used the pandemic, and the changes to the nature of work, to unleash a wave of spam, malware, phishing scams, coronavirus-related business email compromise attempts, SMS phishing, ...

When cybersecurity reporter Danny Palmer found his card was apparently used on another continent, he set out to discover more. This download provides the magazine version of the article as a free PDF for registered TechRepublic and ZDNet members. The online version of this story is available here. From the story: On a Thursday back ...