Top Five Useless Password Tips in the News

Top Five Useless Password Tips in the News

Industry surveys claim that 81% of all hacking related breaches are caused by weak and stolen passwords. We can’t just blame the hacker because hackers are just capitalizing on the most overlooked IT security flaw … user-managed passwords. I recently...
Biometric Fanatics Missing the MFA Point When They Kill Passwords

Biometric Fanatics Missing the MFA Point When They Kill Passwords

Why do biometric fanatics want to “Kill Passwords?” When biometric fanatics evangelize “Kill Passwords!” in favor of biometrics they create a false security narrative. Replacing one form of Single Factor Authentication (SFA) with an alternate...
Passwords are Protected by the U.S. Constitution!

Passwords are Protected by the U.S. Constitution!

Did you know: The U.S. Courts have deemed that passwords are protected under the U.S. Constitution? U.S. Courts have ruled that passwords are considered free speech since they are considered “knowledge”. Therefore, under the Bill of Rights, 5th...
Cybersecurity NAICS Codes Maybe Coming Soon

Cybersecurity NAICS Codes Maybe Coming Soon

Cybersecurity NAICS Codes Lobbying On February 9, 2016, President Obama announced that $19B should be placed in the 2017 budget for cybersecurity. Being a Cybersecurity SMB this seemed like a dream come true, but having already been on the GSA Schedule for almost...
Password Managers – Not all the same

Password Managers – Not all the same

Know your Password Manager Last week the cybersecurity industry was a buzz about the Boston-based company LogMeIn, Inc purchasing LastPass for $125M. In the different news articles some interesting facts were quoted:  Only 10 percent of knowledge workers today...
You Need Password Authentication Infrastructure

You Need Password Authentication Infrastructure

Every day I read another post, hear another news story, or have another conversation that passwords are insecure and that PKI and digital certificates must replace passwords. Comparing passwords to certificates, or PKI, is not correct because: A passwords is a single...