Security Tips
Year of the Hack (Again)
2017 can easily be called the year of the hack. From HBO and Equifax, to the Pentagon and the Republican Party, it seems like no organizations were immune to cybersecurity woes this year. However, the same can be said about 2016. What gives? Common sense says that the digital world is moving too fast for […]
Cyber Security Awareness Training: How to Improve Employee Behavior
Employees are your first line of defense. Unfortunately, they’re also the weakest link in your network security. It’s your job to improve your first line of defense by educating employees via cybersecurity awareness training. According to the 2018 Insider Threat Report, the most common culprit of insider threat is accidental exposure by employees. The top […]
Insider Threat 2018 Report: Is Your Business Vulnerable to an Insider Threat?
Crowd Research Partners, in association with Dashlane, recently published their annual Insider Threat Report. The results are dramatic — 90% of organizations are vulnerable to insider threats, and over 50% have experienced an insider attack in the past year. The Insider Threat Report is based on a robust online survey completed by 472 cybersecurity professionals, […]
2018 Cybersecurity Forecast: How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Hackers Breach Your Business Passwords
81% of data breaches leverage a stolen or weak password. Artificial intelligence and machine learning are making it easier for criminals to identify these passwords quickly, putting your business at risk. Up until recently, many businesses have been able to prevent traditional “brute force” attacks by detecting and rejecting them. But artificial intelligence and machine learning technology […]
Data Breach Statistics 2018 Forecast: Everything You Need to Know
When it comes to your business experiencing a data breach, the question is more when than if. [What were 2018’s biggest data breaches? We listed the top 20 here.] More than 50% of U.S. businesses experienced a cyber attack in the past year. The statistical trends suggest that companies of all sizes will continue to struggle […]
2018 Cybersecurity Forecast: How To Protect Your Business From a Data Breach in 3 Simple, Inexpensive Steps
Data breaches are on the rise going into 2018, and they are wreaking havoc on businesses across the globe. There are three simple, inexpensive steps you can take towards protecting your business from data breaches: Conduct an Internal Security Audit Increase Employee Security Awareness Invest in a Password Manager to Encourage and Enable Employee Behavior […]
A Windows User’s Guide to Built-In U2F Authentication
Today, we’re excited to announce that Dashlane is collaborating with Intel to bring built-in Universal Second Factor (U2F) support to Dashlane’s password manager for Windows systems featuring the new 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors. When we became the first and only password manager to introduce support for the FIDO Alliance’s U2F authentication with Yubico–creators of […]
7 Last-Minute Gifts for SysAdmin Day
System Administrator Appreciation Day (SysAdmin Day) is tomorrow! Wait, you totally forgot about it, didn’t you? It’s okay! Unfortunately, this unofficial holiday is not as prominent as “National Donut Day” or “Pi Day”, but it’s a perfect occasion to show your appreciation for the colleagues that keep your company’s network secure, your computers running, and your office […]
Passwords For Sale: Employees Would Sell Their Work Credentials for Next to Nothing
Whether you know it or not, your business has a serious security problem. The cause has nothing to do with malware or state-sponsored cyber attacks—it has to do with your employees and the way they view their relationship with the data you trust them with each day. There’s a stunning disconnect between the way your […]
Cyber Security Awareness Training: Turn Employees into Security Experts
Your business could have world-class firewalls, anti-virus software, and other cyber security programs installed on your network, but that’s still not enough to prevent data breaches, cyber attacks, and internal threats. According to a 2016 Ponemon Institute study, 55 percent of small businesses said they’ve experienced a cyber attack in the past 12 months. In […]
10 Reasons Why Biometrics Won’t Replace Passwords Anytime Soon
Originally posted April 24, 2015 A few weeks ago, our weekly Dashlane Tech Check featured a brand-new discovery: “Lip Motion Passwords” could be the future of biometric authentication. Lip Motion Passwords authenticate a person by using the unique motion of their lips as they say a particular word or phrase. Unlike your fingerprint or iris scanners, […]
4 Cyber Threats Targeting Small Businesses in 2017
It’s too dangerous for organizations of all sizes to put the issue of cybersecurity on the backburner in 2017. One study found that small businesses making $100,000 incurred a total security incident cost of $24,000 on average—nearly a quarter of annual earnings. By comparison, the cost for billion-dollar enterprises amounted to less than 0.1% of […]