Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturers were gradually shifting to digital technologies in what the industry calls the Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0. When the pandemic began, manufacturers accelerated their digital transformations as they retooled their production lines and back-end operations to meet shifting customer demands, product cycles, and time-to-market schedules, as
February dawned with news on the password management front from Apple and Microsoft. First, the Verge reported that Apple released iCloud Passwords, a Google Chrome extension that lets Windows and Mac users save passwords created in Chrome to Apple’s iCloud Keychain. The extension is aimed at people who use an Apple mobile device but a
How much can a lost password cost you? In the case of Stefan Thomas, about $220 million. As reported by the New York Times, Mr. Thomas has 7,002 Bitcoin securely tucked away in a digital wallet — so securely that even he can’t access it, because he lost the password to the wallet years ago.
Data Privacy Day, which takes place annually on January 28th, is a global effort to educate consumers and organizations about the importance of privacy, promote easy ways to protect personal information, and illustrate to organizations that good data privacy is good business. Consumers are very concerned about how the companies they do business with are
Passwords are your first line of defense against cyber attacks, and a password manager is your all-in-one tool for managing, storing, changing, and protecting passwords. Modern browsers usually have their own versions of a password manager, but there are many problems with built-in password managers. For starters, they can conflict with non-browser-based password management software
Keeper is pleased to announce that we have been named as one of Built In’s “2021 Best Places To Work”, ranking our company among some of the biggest names in tech. Specifically, Keeper has been honored as one of Chicago’s Best Midsize Companies to Work for in 2021. The Built In Best Places to Work
Among the many repercussions of the widely-reported supply chain cyber attack on a network software firm is that nation-state threat actors gained access to privileged login credentials. Microsoft, which investigated the attack on behalf of cybersecurity firm FireEye, issued an advisory stating that nation-state threat actors obtained administrative access to some targeted networks by stealing
2020 has been quite the year for many reasons including cybersecurity trends that either emerged from or were accelerated by the global pandemic. A major shift to working remotely led to an unprecedented increase in the amount of sensitive data being transmitted over less secure networks. The biggest cybersecurity news in Q4 2020 was the
The year 2020 has been filled with uncertainty, doubt, and catastrophe. If we can make just one small part of our lives easier, that’s a win. Passwords are a thorn in everyone’s side, especially now that so much of our lives has moved online. The human mind isn’t set up to remember dozens or even
For years, organizations have been engaging in digital transformation efforts to improve internal processes, cut costs, and enhance the customer experience. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic turned what had been a gradual process into a mad dash, forcing organizations to accelerate their digital transformation timelines by several years. Cybersecurity frequently fell by the wayside, overshadowed
PCMag has once again chosen Keeper as the Best Password Manager of the Year! This is the third straight year that keeper has been selected for the annual Best Tech Products of the Year list. Additionally, PCMag named Keeper as an Editors’ Choice, with a rating of “Excellent.” PCMag’s 2020 “Best Tech Products of the
Online shopping has been overtaking brick-and-mortar retail for years, and the COVID-19 pandemic has put the shift to ecommerce into overdrive. As cases resurge in many areas, consumers are increasingly turning to online gift-buying as a safer alternative to crowded stores. However, while virtual aisles hold no threats of COVID-19 spread, cyber threats loom large,
Cloud-based office productivity solutions, including Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) and Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), enable remote workers to communicate, collaborate, and work from anywhere. Unfortunately, cybercriminals are using these productivity apps to breach organizational networks. One of the attacks currently making the rounds is a phishing scheme that leverages the automated notifications that
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was passed in 2002 in the wake of a number of major corporate accounting scandals, particularly the Enron scandal. To prevent a situation like Enron from occuring again, SOX mandates checks and balances to ensure the accuracy and transparency of corporate disclosures and to protect enterprise shareholders and the general public
A new report reveals retailers experienced a tremendous loss resulting from account takeovers and stolen or compromised devices over the past 12 months. Keeper Security has examined new challenges for the retail industry as part of its Cybersecurity in the Remote Work Era: A Global Risk Report. With the holiday season quickly approaching, Keeper Security
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things about our lives, and the changes hit us at warp speed. Suddenly and practically overnight, we had to shift our entire lives online, from shopping and entertainment to working and studying, and cybercriminals began taking advantage of our increased online presence. Here are five tips to
Keeper is pleased to announce that we have been recognized as a leader in the 2020 HelpScout Customer Service Awards. In honor of Customer Service Week, which runs from October 5 through October 9, 2020, HelpScout recently highlighted companies in the B2B, B2C, and e-commerce sectors that are going above and beyond to deliver exceptional
Eight months or more into the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations worldwide are still struggling to adjust their cybersecurity protocols to a world where remote work is the norm, not the exception. Reflecting this new normal, the Ponemon Institute has released the results of Cybersecurity in the Remote Work Era: A Global Risk Report. The report, commissioned
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this year, things are quite different. The manner in which all of us live and work have been markedly changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Reflecting this new normal, the Ponemon Institute has released the results of Cybersecurity in the Remote Work Era: A Global Risk Report. The report,
The entire world may still contend with the pandemic, but cybercriminals have certainly not been resting. In fact, the upheaval in everyone’s’ day-to-day lives and the way business has been conducted in 2020 has provided a target-rich environment for both nefarious actors and mischief-makers. On the relatively benign side of things, people have crashed Zoom