Password manager provider Bitwarden is launching the open beta of Bitwarden Secrets Manager, a new tool designed to centrally secure and manage sensitive authentication credentials within privileged developer and DevOps environments. According to the Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company, the new tool can help development teams working across applications and multi-cloud infrastructures dealing with distributed secrets […]
Despite compromised credentials leading to a majority of cyberattacks, almost half of IT and cybersecurity leaders say they still store passwords in shared office documents despite nearly all requiring password management and security training of their end users, according to new research from cybersecurity software provider Hitachi ID. The Calgary-based firm’s report found that 46% […]
Technology has helped organizations adapt to rapidly changing economic and political situations over the last few years, including when the COVID-19 pandemic forced offices to close. While IT professionals are thankful for new and emerging technologies that help their businesses meet those challenges head on, they come with another set of issues: more passwords to […]
Microsoft has released the availability of a strong password generator in Microsoft Authenticator, giving the authentication tool’s 75 million-plus active users the ability to generate a strong, random password. Microsoft Authenticator currently provides passwordless authentication, push notifications, time-based one-time passwords and security alerts in addition to autofill passwords and other features. While the IT community […]
Last week, the world celebrated World Password Day, a global holiday dedicated to password best practices and credential security as phishing attacks and credential harvesting continue to run rampant. The holiday has never been more important as compromised credentials play a role in more than 80% of global cyberattacks. And, despite the growing technical ability […]
Today is World Password Day, which is a global holiday dedicated to the promotion of password security and keeping accounts secure with password best practices. The holiday is particularly important now, as cybercriminals feel emboldened by recent large-scale nation state hacking campaigns targeting U.S. government agencies, healthcare, education and technology companies through compromises, highlighted by […]
In yet another supply chain attack, a “sophisticated” threat actor has compromised an update of password manage Passwordstate that was available for download for more than two days before the malicious activity was discovered. Click Studios, the Australian company that owns Passwordstate, said customers that performed an in-place upgrade between April 20, at 8:33 p.m. […]
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