American Author Clifford Stoll has argued that the best quote whilst teaching others the importance of proper password safety is: “Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don’t let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.” This quote is perhaps the best way to teach your children proper password procedures, along […]
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6 Exciting Updates From 2014
2014 was the year of security breaches with companies one after another who were becoming victims to hackers and data breaches. The climate for 2015 looks to be the aftermath with everyone wondering what can be done to prevent such things in the future. In 2014, Hypersocket took these incidents and focused upon ensuring […]
Regulating IT: The Two Most Important IT Security Takeaways from Cyber Regulations
The biggest challenge facing most companies today is IT security. The seemingly endless increase in cyber-attacks and password breaches are only the tip of the iceberg. A tightening of all regulations and compliance requirements around IT Security, foreign conflicts that are now affecting the average consumer, and the increase in the number of networkable devices […]
The IT Security Maturity Model for Any Company
Planning and policies for IT security pay off, not only in savings in the event of a data breach, but also by reducing the likelihood of a breach. According to a 2014 Ponemon study sponsored by IBM, the average cost to a company for each compromised record with sensitive or personal information was $201. But […]
Security Lessons Learned from 2014 – Authentication & Passwords
It’s a new year and as we look back at 2014, many businesses are discovering that last year was only the tip of cyber security hacks and security breaches. Last year will forever be known as “the year of the breach” with major security and data breaches happening to several major companies throughout the year. […]
