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Gigya Founding Team Deliver OwnID Passwordless Identity Platform

April 28, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Early Customer Nestle Seeing Business Impact; Gigya Investor Mayfield Leads $6.2 Million Seed Round TEL AVIV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The founding team of Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) leader Gigya (now part of SAP), Dor Shany and Rooly Eliezerov, today announced a $6.2 million seed round led by Mayfield and unveiled OwnID, a passwordless identity platform. […]

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The Amount Of Passwords End Users Have Is Leading To Poor Security Habits

Employees are struggling with too many passwords, which is leading to poor password hygiene and increased cyber risk.

March 10, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

The IT industry continues to hammer home the idea that identity security and password hygiene are often the first lines of defense when it comes to cyberattacks, yet organizations continue to engage in poor practices and have trouble balancing security requirements and user experiences. Just recently, we have covered several studies from IT companies about […]

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The Most Common Passwords Used In Brute Force & Spraying Attacks

Despite an increased focus on identity and password security, common passwords continue to be vulnerable to attack, Specops report finds.

March 9, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Despite an increased focus on identity, multifactor authentication and password security, passwords continue to be vulnerable to attack, according to a new report from password security provider Specops Software. According to the study, The 2022 Weak Password Report, 93% of password attacks use passwords with at least eight characters, suggesting that attackers are aware of […]

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Why You Shouldn’t Save Your Passwords in a Word Doc

Small businesses are continuing to use Word to keep their passwords despite the inherit risk of compromise.

March 9, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Small businesses are continuing to use Word documents or Excel spreadsheets to keep their passwords despite the inherit risk of compromise. A study by NordPass reveals 3 out of 7 companies admitted it keeps passwords in Word, Excel, or other plain text documents that were not password protected. Before adopting a company-wide password manager, none […]

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We Aren’t Getting Much Better At Password Security

SpyCloud report finds that 64% of users continue to reuse similar passwords after their credentials were exposed online.

March 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Users are not getting much better at password security, as 1.7 billion credential were exposed online in 2021, and 64% of users with multiple compromised passwords reuse similar passwords for multiple accounts, according to a new report from account security firm SpyCloud. The company, in its Identity Exposure Report, says the number of exposed credentials […]

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SpyCloud 2022 Identity Exposure Report: Majority of Consumers Have Poor Password Hygiene

March 2, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Report highlights 70% of breached passwords are still in use and 64% of consumers repeat passwords across multiple accounts AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cyber—SpyCloud, the leader in account takeover and fraud prevention, today announced its 2022 SpyCloud Identity Exposure Report, an annual report that examines trends related to exposed data. SpyCloud researchers identified 1.7 billion exposed credentials, […]

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Transmit Security Reveals 50% of Gen Z Consumers Abandon an Online Purchase If They Forget Their Password

December 16, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

With a collective buying power of nearly $150 billion, Gen Z wants the fast, easy and secure login experience that passwordless authentication provides — they’re ready to go passwordless and are waiting on businesses to catch up TEL AVIV, Israel & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cybersecurity—Transmit Security, the Identity Experience™ company, announced today the release of its new […]

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More Than 90% Of IT Leaders Reuse Passwords, Survey Shows

New survey sheds light on how recent trends are impacting password management practices among IT leaders and their organizations.

December 6, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Password security and good credential hygiene are some of the most important components of any organization’s cybersecurity posture, but many are still engaging in risky password practices that threaten their organization’s network security. That’s even true for IT, as 92% of IT decision makers reported reusing passwords across multiple sites—even as cyberattacks escalate due to […]

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Microsoft: Threat Actor Conducting Password Sprays Against U.S., Israeli Defense Industry

Microsoft said it is tracking an alleged Iran-based threat actor that is targeting 250 organizations, including defense technology firms.

October 12, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft said it is tracking what it believes is an Iran-based threat actor that has been observed conducting “extensive password spraying” against more than 250 organizations, including U.S. and Israeli defense technology firms. Other targets include points of entry in the Persian Gulf or global maritime transportation companies that do business in the Middle East. […]

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Which College Football Teams Show Up Most On Breached Password Lists?

College football team names and mascots appear more than 77 million times on breached password lists, according to SPECOPS.

September 14, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

College football team names and mascots appear more than 77 million times on breached password lists, according to SPECOPS.

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