A Google survey found that about 65% of internet users use the same passwords for multiple services. Such poor password hygiene provides an easy passageway for cybercriminals. Once a password is stolen or becomes decoded by cybercriminals, they can access accounts on other services with the same login credentials, including your business. As high as 90% of small to mid-sized businesses have some combination of email addresses, passwords, or other PII data exposed on the Dark Web. So how do you protect your business from the dark web?
Through our efforts to increase the security posture of our clients, we have put together resources on learning more about the risks and how to protect yourself. The content below is focused on what you need to know about the dark web.
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Defending Your Small Business: Best Practices for Dark Web Monitoring
The dark web is a hidden corner of the internet often used by cybercriminals to host a full-blown marketplace to buy and sell stolen data, including login credentials, credit card information, and personal data. Small businesses are not immune to the risks of the dark...
How Are Employee Logins Compromised?
Passwords are a twentieth-century solution to a modern-day problem. Unfortunately, user names and passwords are still the most common method for logging into services including corporate networks, social media sites, e-commerce sites, and others. Even worse, 39% of...
The State of the Dark Web and the Risks to Your Business
There are more than 4.5 billion web pages on the "standard" internet. The entirety of the internet, including the dark web, is estimated to be 400 to 500 times larger! The dark web is content that exists on sites only accessible by means of specific software,...
How To Reduce Cybersecurity Risks from Stolen Employee Logins
A Google survey found that about 65% of internet users use the same passwords for multiple services. Such poor password hygiene provides an easy passageway for cybercriminals. Once a password is stolen or becomes decoded by cybercriminals, they can access accounts on...