Posts Tagged ‘mfa’
2023 marks the 20th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month and this year CISA is launching a new awareness program that encourages four simple steps every American can take to stay safe online. These simple actions are good advices not only during Cybersecurity Awareness Month, but also the rest of the year.
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Jumping forward to modern times, my father-in-law and mother-in-law each drive Hyundai Sonatas, 2015 and 2018 respectively. I should say “drove” because in October 2022, my mother-in-law’s was stolen from the parking structure of a Las Vegas casino. Then in January 2023, my father-in-law’s was stolen from their driveway! What a crazy coincidence!
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Happy 2022! The start of a new year is the perfect time for business leaders to re-evaluate their current strategies, particularly those centered around technology. The cybersecurity landscape has changed drastically since the onset of the pandemic, and new threats call for innovative solutions.
Today, I thought I’d give you an overview of a cybersecurity strategy that is gaining popularity rapidly. It’s called Zero Trust. In essence, the Zero Trust initiative uses multiple layers of security in order to protect the assets inside your network.
You may think you’re already using multiple layers of security—and you’d be right. Your smart router, antivirus solution, email spam filter, employee cybersecurity training, and more are all working overtime to keep your data safe. However, Zero Trust adds even more checkpoints into your network.
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Information Security is a constant battle. 2020 saw a huge rise in identity theft, IRS fraud, ransomware attacks both private and public, email compromise, public breaches… the list goes on. Every piece of our daily lives can be subject to these breaches, hacks, or incidents at a moment’s notice.
Sounds pretty exhausting, right? Overwhelming? Sure! But protecting yourself is easier than you think.
What can the average user or employee do to in this constantly changing battle? The answer is elegantly simple: Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) reduces breaches and security incidents by almost 99%.
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