It seems like everyone has an online sync program these days. If you’re in the Microsoft camp, you have OneDrive. The Google camp has Google Drive. Apple has iCloud Drive. And, Dropbox, the granddaddy of online file sync, is happy to take your money irrespective of your platform choices.
By Jeffrey R. Schoenberger
A password manager is a program that helps one store, create and organize passwords (and logons and websites, etc.).
The purpose of a password manager is three-fold:
By: Barron K. Henley and Jeffrey R. Schoenberger
Here are a couple of quotes to consider:
As an IT Consultant, I often see firms unknowingly putting their business information at risk in small ways. Whether this is due to a lack of awareness of firm security policies or simply a lack of security restrictions, the simple fact is that most firms could do more to protect their data. While implementing a firewall, a spam filter, and a password policy is a great start, much more is needed in the way of education, awareness and workflow to completely protect a business from today’s evolving threats.
This is also known as 2FA or multi factor authentication
Here’s a good definition.
“Two-factor authentication (2FA), sometimes referred to as two-step verification or dual-factor authentication, is a security process in which users provide two different authentication factors to verify themselves.”1
Hard-to-break passwords are either long, complex, or both. Don’t expect to remember them all. Use this chart to pick a password manager that will do the remembering for you as well as help create secure new passwords.
Disk encryption keeps client data safe even on lost or stolen devices. This comparison chart shows features and benefits of top providers.
Working away from the office (or home) means accessing a network you don’t control. VPN services create an encrypted, secure link between your device and the provider’s servers. No one physically near you (or even on the same network) can spy on your communications. Compare functionality and features with this chart.
