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What Is an Attack Surface?

An attack surface refers to all the possible points, also called attack vectors, where cybercriminals can access a system and steal data. When an attack surface is small, it’s easier to manage and protect, making it essential to reduce your attack surface as much as possible. Continue reading to learn more about attack surfaces and how you can reduce your organization’s attack surface by following a few of our tips.

Shell Plugins summer roundup: Pulumi, Cloudflare Workers, and more

1Password Shell Plugins bring one-touch access to programmers' favorite command line interfaces (CLIs). I’ll never get tired of cutting steps from what was once a manual process, especially if we can secure that workflow in the process. And that’s exactly what shell plugins do.

Are Phishing and Social Engineering the Same?

No, phishing and social engineering are not the same. Phishing is a subset of social engineering, meaning phishing attacks are a form of social engineering, but not all social engineering is considered phishing. Read on to learn more about what differentiates phishing from social engineering and how to protect yourself from both.

Random but Memorable - Episode 11.3: Teach Bot Cybersecurity Recipes with Clint Bodungen

Can ChatGPT help us unlock new cyber skills? 🔓🤖 Tune in to find out, as we sit down with Clint Bodungen, author of the upcoming book: ChatGPT for Cybersecurity CookBook: Learn practical generative AI recipes to supercharge your cyber skills. On today's show, we discover how to harness AI and large language models for good, in order to release our full potential in real-world cybersecurity. 🦸‍♀️💥

What Makes a Strong Password?

A strong password is made up of at least 16 characters and contains upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols. Strong passwords also follow password best practices so they never contain personal information, dictionary words or phrases, and are never reused across multiple accounts. Continue reading to learn why strong passwords are necessary and tips for creating a strong password.

The Most Common Types of Cyberattacks

The most common types of cyberattacks are phishing, variations of password attacks, malware, spoofing, supply chain attacks, DDoS attacks, identity-based attacks, IoT attacks and insider threats. Continue reading to learn more about what these cyberattacks are and how to keep yourself protected from them.