Saving passwords can be a real pain in the… neck. When you input your password online, does your Internet browser pop up a message asking if you want to save it to its password vault? Maybe it even saves your password automatically and looks something like this… Browsers saving passwords may offer convenience, but security-wise, […]
Dell Hack Debacle: A Digital Fortress Breached
The Dell Hack: In April 2024, Dell Technologies suffered a three-week-long hack impacting 49 million customers who purchased products between 2017 and 2024. On May 9, Dell sent customers a data breach notification, which may be in your spam folder as you read this. Check your spam for an email titled “An important message about your […]
Password Pitfalls: The Hidden Dangers of Recycling Credentials
Reduce, reuse, recycle is good advice for the environment. However, it can be dangerous when it comes to your password. Over 80% of data breaches happen because of weak, stolen, or compromised passwords. Do you have any applications or profiles that share the same password? Maybe you even have one you use variations of whenever […]
The MGM Hack: MGM got Shutdown in 10 Minutes
MGM Resorts International employs over 81,000 people and earned $16.164 billion in revenue last year, so the MGM Hack is a big deal. The exact number isn’t public, but in 2021, MGM spent around $400 million on Information Technology (IT). $60-$70 million of that money was spent on cyber security. On September 11, 2023, the […]