GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress Data Breach And What You Should Do If It Impacts Your Organization
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On November 22, 2021, GoDaddy informed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a security breach for 1.2 million users on its managed WordPress servers. According to the report, the breach impacted users as far back as September 6, 2021. Let’s review what that means and what your organization should do if you utilize GoDaddy’s hosted WordPress management. Confirm Whether You Use The Service If your org uses WordPress, that doesn’t mean it is part ...
It’s Time For An Admin User Audit
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Even in non-pandemic times, scheduling regular admin user audits is a good idea. What we’re talking about is going through all the online platforms your organization maintains and making sure the existing admin user accounts are for active employees. Any others should be removed. When we talk about online platforms, these include, but are not limited to: Website CRM/ticketing platform Email marketing platform Social media accounts Transactional email providers Institutional email accounts (G Suites, MS ...
Fingerprint And Face ID Authentication FINALLY Comes To Lastpass
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One of the first lines of defensive in a good cybersecurity hygiene is maintaining strong passwords. Technically, May 2, 2019 was national password day but it’s never too late to indulge in some improved security measures. One of the best favors you can do for yourself is use a password manager, like the one from LastPass.com (they have free and paid versions), which we reviewed in an article from 2016. While LastPass has been my ...
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