There are plenty of “rules” for keeping your various accounts safe: Use a strong password for each of your accounts; don’t reuse passwords; set up multi-factor authentication whenever possible. But as important as making your passwords is, it’s just as important to focus on where you keep those passwords. Storing passwords, especially those connected to a network like your company, …
We all need to be on the lookout for hacking, but some of us need to be more careful than others. The higher profile you are, the more likely you are to be targeted in one of these attacks. That’s what seems to have happen with members of Congress, American policy experts and U.S. journalists, according to The Washington Post. …
As AI—specifically generative AI—continues to capture the attention and imagination of us all, it becomes more evident than ever that we need to be prepared to live in an AI-influence world. Governments, as it seems, are well aware of this fact. This week, the United States National Security Agency (NSA) announced it would be creating an artificial intelligence security center …
One of the biggest stories in cybersecurity over the last decade or so has been election interference. The internet empowers hackers in different countries to meddle in other nations’ election processes. But there’s a new factor we haven’t seen in action before: AI. AI as we know it is in its infancy. ChatGPT, the generative AI program that kicked off …
We all have a lot of passwords. Ideally, each one is strong and unique, but that isn’t always the case. Many of us reuse the same, weak passwords, which leaves our digital data vulnerable to hacking. Even if our passwords are cryptographically perfect, phishing tricks too many of us into giving up our precious details. There must be a better …
No business is immune to cybersecurity threats—not even casinos. A “cybersecurity issue” has caused MGM Resorts International to shut down computers across some of its casinos and hotels here in the US. This issue reportedly started Sunday, affecting properties in Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and Ohio. In a statement, MGM Resorts said the company discovered a …