05.18.22 -- Strategies For Password Intergrity And Cyber Resilience

Cyber resilience, the ability to maintain business operations in the face of unending and evolving cybersecurity threats, is becoming increasingly important. The rise of remote work means employees are accessing business-critical applications and networks from a wide variety of locations as well as across more devices. This increased worker footprint leaves companies vulnerable to more cybersecurity threats.

Passwords have become a common way to access and manage our digital lives. However, having a password alone is not enough. Your password for each of your accounts needs to be difficult to guess and unpredictable. Your passwords also need to be managed and protected. With World Password Day around the corner, it’s important to take a moment and reflect on the importance of strengthening our digital hygiene, beginning with our passwords.

Cyber resilience, the ability to maintain business operations in the face of unending and evolving cyber threats, is possible — if businesses follow the six interlocking steps in our recommended cyber resilience framework. Keep in mind that a cyber resilience framework is merely a blueprint unless implemented.

Successfully recovering from disruption or disaster is one of an IT administrator’s most critical duties. Whether it’s restoring servers or rescuing lost data, failure to complete a successful recovery can spell doom for a company.

Cyber threats are becoming increasingly difficult to detect. Cybercriminals are also becoming experts in deception. What does this mean for your business? How can you keep your family members safe online and reassure your customers you are protecting their data?

The global workforce is increasingly becoming more highly connected and widely dispersed. As workforces become more globally linked, businesses large and small need to protect themselves from evolving threats. Employees represent the first line of defense against malicious vectors that attempt to compromise your organization’s information technology infrastructure through common access points.