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With pandemic-induced pressures impacting many employees, burnout can easily lead to security risks, says 1Password. Image: Shutterstock/Oleksii Didok Employee burnout is a potential problem under normal circumstances. But throw in a pandemic, and workers are even more prone to experience job-related stress. This type of burnout not only affects productivity but also triggers cybersecurity risks as employees become less careful about following proper security guidelines. A report released Tuesday by password manager 1Password examines the…

  With inspiration from her family of engineers, Jessica Smith was raised to approach problem-solving with curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity. These skillsets have helped her to pivot in a career path that started in photography, developed into finance and auditing, and now focuses on information security standards and compliance for the payments industry. In this edition of our blog, Jessica explains that working for a company that encourages the exploration of new skills and…

From a CISO’s point of view, 2021 was not a very good year. It started with a scramble to address the SolarWinds cyberattack and is ending with record-breaking highs in ransomware attacks. CISOs have had to deal with juggling a hybrid workforce with continuing security issues caused by COVID-19 and a skills shortage, cyberattacks on the critical infrastructure, understanding what the growth in cryptocurrency means for cybersecurity, and handling the usual everyday issues in the…

The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: APT, Ransomware, Maldocs, E-Commerce, Phishing, and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity. Figure 1 – IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed. Trending Cyber News and…

Password managers provide a more effective way to stay secure online but are still underutilized, says Security.org. Image: NicoElNino, Getty Images/iStockphoto Juggling a unique and strong password for every online account you use is a Sisyphean task, to put it in mythological terms. That’s why so many people still turn to weak passwords that they use and reuse across multiple accounts. Though biometric authentication is gaining traction, there’s still no universal alternative to passwords. But…