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The Complete Guide to Finding Long-Lost Passwords Hiding Anywhere
Before I began using Dashlane, I used to stash my passwords everywhere, from random pieces of paper to the deepest corners of my computer to my sock drawer. As you can imagine, I had a difficult time keeping up with them. Fortunately, I’ve since learned from my bad password storage habits, and decided to share this simple […]
Intel U2F and Dashlane: an Innovative, Convenient Approach to 2FA
Intel and Dashlane are using an innovative, convenient approach to two-factor authentication (2FA) utilizing the U2F protocol. Dashlane has implemented built-in U2F support for all Windows machines running Intel’s 8th generation chips. Dashlane is an Official Intel Software Partner and the only password manager to support this innovative technology. [Read: Don’t know what 2FA is? Read […]
AI Enters the Business World – How Will it Impact Your Cybersecurity?
Artificial Intelligence, in all of its forms, is here to stay. Any process a machine takes over can be considered AI. In this case, we’ll talk largely about the personal assistant functions which users activate using voice commands. Things like Siri and Alexa offer their users the chance to have a personal assistant perform the tedious jobs of looking […]
Dashlane Business: Our 5 Key Principles
Dashlane Business was inspired by a steady and growing chorus of requests: “I love Dashlane—but I wish all my employees could have the simpler, safer web experience I do.” So we set out to do just that with Dashlane Business 1.0 in 2016. Taking what we learned from real businesses’ feedback in the past few years, […]
Phishing: 5 Methods That Can Harm Your Business
Phishing attacks are difficult threats for IT and Security professionals to eliminate because existing methods continue to evolve in order to disrupt businesses of every size. Attacks typically don’t target seasoned security professionals — instead, criminals are focusing their efforts on the largely negligent employee base, or on specific individuals within a business who tend […]
Shadow IT: How to Mitigate Risks with a Password Manager
Shadow IT is inevitable. With the consumerization of IT and the proliferation of cloud applications, maintaining control over your organization’s security is becoming increasingly difficult. Unless you’re willing to slow employee productivity to a halt by demanding IT approval of every software and cloud application used for work, as well as all personal devices used […]
Phishing Statistics: What Every Business Needs to Know
Phishing attacks are on the rise, and they’re more sophisticated than ever. The reason these types of attacks are on the rise is because they’re extremely profitable for perpetrators. And with the average cost of a phishing attack costing a mid-size company $1.6 million, it can be a death blow for businesses that don’t put […]
5 Steps to Check ‘Secure My Passwords’ Off Your Resolution List
With each coming year, we make a list of overwhelming resolutions but tend to skip the part where we map out a feasible strategy to get there. If you want a clean security slate, much like 6-pack abs, it won’t happen overnight. If perfect password health isn’t one of your resolutions, you should reconsider given […]
Dashlane Isn’t Impacted by the Reported Ad Tracker Vulnerability
Earlier this week, news surfaced about browser-based attacks on password managers via an ad tracker vulnerability that collects data from hidden fields. Is Dashlane impacted? No. If you use Dashlane, which is designed with security as a core tenet, then this news shouldn’t worry you. If you use your browser to store your passwords and personal […]
Meltdown and Spectre: What you Need to Know to Stay Safe
Two critical security flaws were found, named “Meltdown” and “Spectre” which affect virtually all processors on the market. Nicole Perlroth, a New York Times cybersecurity writer, does a tremendous job of explaining the security flaws in this article. You can additionally read her Twitter thread below if you prefer. https://twitter.com/nicoleperlroth/status/948684376249962496 Essentially, this breaks down to […]
Forgot Your Password? Introducing Zero-Knowledge Account Recovery for Dashlane Business
With Dashlane Business, users only need to remember one password, their Master Password. For security, it should be strong and unique. We don’t have access to it or their data. Ever. So, what happens if users forget their password? Today, we’re introducing Account Recovery: a patent-pending solution for Dashlane Business users to reset their Master […]
What’s the Best Password Manager for Your Business? Ask a U.S. Bank (Part II)
What’s the best password manager for your business? In Part I, a U.S. bank laid out the blueprint for those wondering whether their business needs a password manager. They were able to (1) recognize that employee passwords were the weakest link in their security, (2) identify the problem — that employees were reusing passwords and […]