Author: vmarking@lyr8.com

What It Is According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Multi-factor authentication is a layered approach to securing data and applications where a system requires a user to present a combination of two or more credentials to verify a user’s identity for login. MFA increases security because even if one credential becomes compromised, unauthorized…
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Hackers continue to get creative in how they craft their scams, and what demographics they tailor them to. Beyond the prince of Nigeria scam (although reports say this scam still rakes in $700,00 a year), hackers are getting smarter. Security systems can protect us from a lot of threats, but we are only as good…
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1) Use a phrase – Around 12 letters long – Integrate things you like or do to make it more memorable 2) Keep each account unique – Never use the same password more than once 3) Play with spellings – Use homonyms (weak, week) – Two instead of To – Ant instead of Aunt 4)…
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No one likes a hacked account. Am I right? A hacked account can result in financial loss, identity theft, or just a whole lot of wasted time. None of which is fun. You can be in control of the safety of your business’ and client’s data, but not necessarily your own when it is in…
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IS YOUR BUSINESS PROTECTED? With the on-going threat of Russian Cyber-attacks, business owners are asking themselves: “Am I Protected?” The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn of malicious Russian cyber-attacks. But what exactly does this mean for the average American?…
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