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The Secrets Behind Magic Links: How They Work and Their Benefits

Can you imagine a world without passwords? There’s nothing more annoying than trying to access an account you haven’t used in a while, only to find out you’ve forgotten your password. As we need to verify our identities for almost everything, it is pretty easy to forget passwords to old accounts. This means you have to waste time remembering usernames, secret answers to questions, verifying, and creating and saving a new password.

What To Do if Your Child's Social Security Number Is Stolen

As a parent, you always want to protect your child from risks, including those that could jeopardize their well-being and safety. Getting your own Social Security number (SSN) stolen is stressful enough, but when your child’s SSN is compromised, you will want to act quickly to protect their identity. According to data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 3% of all identity theft reports in the first half of 2024 were for children 19 years old and younger.

How To Stop Spam Emails

To stop receiving most spam emails, you can report them, block spam email addresses, make a burner email account and remove third-party account access. Spam emails are unwanted messages sent to many people, usually to advertise an item or service. According to Statista, approximately 46% of email traffic as of December 2023 could be classified as spam.

What Is a Black Hat Hacker?

A black hat hacker is a cybercriminal who accesses your computer systems and network without your knowledge to steal data, disrupt systems and extort money. Black hat hackers try to take advantage of an organization’s security vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access to software, systems and networks. Once they gain access to an organization’s data, black hat hackers may hold the data for ransom or sell it to other businesses or cybercriminals.

Random but Memorable - Episode 13.8: Relic Robot Printer Report with Troy Bettencourt from IBM

What's the true cost of a data breach? To find out, we invited Troy Bettencourt to the podcast where we dissect IBM's industry-leading Cost of a Data Breach Report for 2024. We unpack all the eye opening stats and figures from this year's report, to understand what the true cost of a data breach is and what businesses and regular people can do to prepare for a potential future data breach.

RBAC vs ABAC: Which Should You Use?

The main difference between Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) is how they grant access to users and resources. RBAC focuses on granting access to users based on their roles within an organization, while ABAC grants users access based on their characteristics, such as their environment. Continue reading to learn more about RBAC and ABAC, their crucial differences and which form of access control your organization should use.

Is Venmo Safe?

Yes, Venmo is generally safe to use; however, there are always risks when using the mobile payment app. Some risks you should be aware of include Venmo scams, account compromises and data breaches. Typically, people use Venmo to pay friends back when they owe money or split the bill at a restaurant. Although Venmo allows you to send and receive money, it is much safer to use the app when transactions are made with people you know and trust.

The Work Doesn't End After Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Each October, the cybersecurity industry recognizes Cybersecurity Awareness Month, an international initiative first launched by the National Cybersecurity Alliance in 2004 to provide education about online safety and empower individuals and businesses to protect their data from cybercrime. This October, Keeper Security took this important commemorative month one step further. We decided that it’s time to move from knowing digital risks to taking decisive action to prevent damaging cyber attacks.

Introducing Passphrase Capabilities on Android

To generate a passphrase for a new or existing record on Android, tap the dice icon, select the dropdown menu next to “Type” and select Passphrase. You can customize your passphrase by setting the length, including capitals and numbers in the passphrase, and choosing from various symbols to separate the words. Passphrases can be up to 20 words long, with a minimum length of 5 words and each word including at least 3 characters. Check the box if you'd like to make your selections the default setting for all passphrases moving forward. Tap Use Passphrase or Copy Passphrase when you are done.