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Can thieves steal identities with only a name and address?  In short, the answer is “no.” Which is a good thing, as your name and address are in fact part of the public record. Anyone can get a hold of them. However, because they are public information, they are still tools that identity thieves can use.   If you think of your identity as a jigsaw puzzle, your name and address are the first two pieces that they can use to…

Can thieves steal identities with only a name and address?  In short, the answer is “no.” Which is a good thing, as your name and address are in fact part of the public record. Anyone can get a hold of them. However, because they are public information, they are still tools that identity thieves can use.   If you think of your identity as a jigsaw puzzle, your name and address are the first two pieces that they can use to…

Easy-to-crack phrases “123456,” “123456789,” “12345,” “qwerty” and “password” are the five most common passwords, says NordPass. Image: Roobcio/Shutterstock Security experts keep telling people that they need to use strong and complex passwords to protect themselves and their online information. But despite the advice, too many users continue to rely on weak and simple passwords that require virtually no time to crack. SEE: How to manage passwords: Best practices and security tips (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Of course, creating…

As Docker is a full-remote company, we have employees scattered across the Americas and Europe. We’re building tools to help developers all over the world build software better. As developers, we know that to do this well, we need to be actively involved in the developer community so we encourage our engineers to speak at local conferences. Some of Docker’s French Engineers spoke at Devoxx France this year. The event was held at the Palais…

Organizations are significantly more vulnerable to ransomware attacks during weekends and holidays, according to a new study by Cybereason. Of the 500 UK security professionals included in the survey, 37% admitted their organization does not have specific contingency plans in place to mount a prompt response to a ransomware attack during weekend and holiday periods. This is despite all the respondents being at organizations that had previously suffered a successful ransomware attack. This lack of preparedness has…

Security experts have warned of a surge in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the third quarter, with quantity, size and complexity all increasing in the period. The findings come from Lumen’s Q3 DDoS Report, which revealed that the firm mitigated 35% more attacks in the quarter than Q2 2021. The vendor claimed that the largest bandwidth attack it tackled during the period was 612 Gbps — a 49% increase over Q2. The largest packet rate-based…