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Small, local governments have become the target of choice for ransomware, according to a study cited by TechRepublic. Over the past 12 months, 45% of global ransomware attacks targeted local governments and municipalities. Further, the study found that 41% of ransomware attacks were combined with data breaches, indicating a rise in double extortion, a technique

In many households, back-to-school looks very different this year. Instead of backpacks and new clothes, students need laptops and webcams. Instead of working on their handwriting, kids are learning how to navigate online learning systems and use video conferencing apps. School safety looks a lot different, too. Cybercriminals have been attacking schools, and students, for

Today, we are excited to share the news that we just closed a $60 million, minority investment by global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners. This is Keeper’s first outside equity raise since the company’s inception. We are also welcoming Thomas Krane, Principal at Insight Partners, to our Board of Directors. As the

The HITRUST CSF is a prescriptive set of controls designed to meet the requirements of multiple regulations and standards, including HIPAA, NIST, PCI DSS, and the ISO/IEC 27000-series. Organizations in the healthcare industry, and other sectors that handle sensitive information, use the HITRUST CSF as a comprehensive and flexible framework to ensure data security and

Updated on May 16, 2023. Organizations worldwide have increased their use of self-employed freelancers and private contractors. There are now 73.3 million freelancers working in the U.S. alone. However, one of the most critical challenges to this working relationship is security –  specifically, properly and securely managing contractor passwords used to access internal systems. In

On July 10, 2023, the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) became effective, 2023, and the European Commission adopted an Adequacy Decision relating to the DPF. The DPF replaces the EU-US Privacy Shield as the framework for facilitating transfers of personal data from the EU to participating organizations in the United States. We recognize that our

Last week, Twitter was victimized by a highly organized social engineering attack that compromised 36 mostly high-profile accounts, including those belonging to Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates. After gaining control of the accounts, cybercriminals used them to promote a cryptocurrency scam that netted over $120,000 in untraceable bitcoin payments before Twitter

Keeper is excited to announce that we were rated the leading enterprise password manager by Keeper users on G2, the world’s top business solutions review website, in its Summer 2020 Grid Password Manager Report. Keeper was also recognized as a Password Manager Leader in the Mid-Market and Small Business categories and as a Leader in

At one time, the line between managed service providers (MSPs) and managed security service providers (MSSPs) was distinct. Businesses hired MSPs to keep their IT infrastructure up and running, and they hired MSSPs to keep their systems secure. However, as cyber attacks grew more frequent, costly, and complex, businesses began demanding more out of their

Remote work may be here to stay, but reports of the demise of the office environment have likely been greatly exaggerated. Many employees will keep working from home even after local governments allow their organizations to reopen, but many will also return to their office, at least part-time. A few months ago, when organizations suddenly

With pretty much every website and app either requiring or aggressively pushing visitors to sign up for a user account, consumers accumulate accounts very quickly. A survey by Digital Guardian found that 70% of consumers have over 10 password-protected online accounts, and 30% have “too many to count.” Over time, the typical consumer stops using

Cyber attacks are growing more frequent, complex, and costly. As a result, many companies, particularly resource-strapped small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are turning to their managed service providers (MSPs) for help. According to the 2020 MSP Benchmark Survey by Kaseya, 95% of MSPs have had clients approach them about cybersecurity plans and best practices, and

The U.S. may be reopening, but a large number of workers will not be returning to their workplaces for some time, if ever. SHRM reports that Capital One, Microsoft, Amazon and Zillow plan to allow many of their employees to continue working from home through the fall and beyond, and Google made headlines after offering

Esports is big. According to Business Insider eSports Ecosystem Report 2020, viewership is expected to increase from 454 million in 2020 to 646 million by 2023, and just like with any other fast-growing industry, cybercriminals follow the money. The online gaming community has been a target for cybercrime for the last decade, but a report

If your company uses Keeper, you’ve experienced the convenience and peace of mind that comes with having easy, secure access to all of your work-related passwords, on all of your devices. Wouldn’t it be great to have Keeper secure and store all of your personal passwords as well? Great news! As a Keeper Business customer,

Updated on August 11, 2023. Keeper Security helps organizations overcome Identity and Access Management (IAM) challenges in multi-cloud and hybrid environments with zero-knowledge security and integrations with all major Single Sign-On (SSO) Identity Providers.  Continue reading to learn the IAM challenges organizations face and how Keeper helps them overcome these challenges.  What Is Identity and

Updated on August 23, 2023. You can use Keeper Security’s password manager to store and protect more than just your passwords. Keeper’s Secure File Storage is a popular add-on service that allows you to additionally store documents including credit card information, healthcare and vaccination records, insurance and loan paperwork, deeds, titles, bank account statements, passport

According to Verizon, stolen or compromised passwords are responsible for about 80% of successful data breaches. Keeper is pleased to announce that more people than ever are now using our top-rated, zero-knowledge password management platform to prevent password-related data breaches. Keeper now has one million paid, active customers around the world One million consumers and

Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the business disruptions caused by the global health crisis, particularly the sudden and dramatic rise in remote work. Ransomware incident response firm Coveware reports that the average enterprise ransomware payment increased to $111,605 in the first quarter of 2020, up 33% from the final quarter of 2019. This dramatic surge

For financial services organizations, it’s not a matter of if a cyber attack will happen, but when. Keeper’s Global State of Cybersecurity in Small and Medium-Sized Businesses report, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, revealed that 69% of financial institutions globally have experienced a cyber attack in their company’s lifetime, with nearly half having been attacked