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Aug, 2016 : New Tech From Phishme to Help Stop Corporate Hackers
📅 - The trend of security hackers “phishing” for data is growing steadily, and is a proven costly problem for companies. One cybersecurity tool that should be in all IT departments toolbox, is a software called Phishme.
Phishme helps provide training to alert the user to common phishing scenarious, and helps the user recognize the threat before making a costly mistake.
The company is already making a splash, receiving $42.5 million in funding to amplify the company's reach.
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📅 - Changing your Password Frequently Doesn’t Keep you Safer - While we've all been told to change our passwords regularly and force our employees to do so, it doesn't keep you safer. According to the Federal Trade Commission chief technologist Lorrie Cranor, frequently changing your passwords regularly doesn't make you safer online. Cranor challenged the position on passwords and she won by using research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Carleton University.
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