Bitwarden
announced its commitment to cybersecurity education with a comprehensive
hacker's guide to staying safe online and by participating in the 20
th
Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Founded in 2004 and held every October,
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a collaborative effort among
businesses, government agencies, tribal communities, and individuals to
promote cybersecurity awareness and best practices for online safety.
Get the Hacker's guide to securing your organization
To elevate the key themes of this month, Bitwarden partnered with
ethical hacker, Rachel Tobac to create a detailed guide to securing your
organization from cyber criminals. In this ebook, Tobac breaks down the
common techniques hackers use to infiltrate accounts - and how you can
guard against them.
"Technology moves fast. And so do hackers," said Rachel Tobac, CEO of
SocialProof Security, "But, you know what doesn't move fast? Human
habits. Our brains are wired to fall for the same scams we've been
falling for since the dawn of time. Even now, people and companies get
hacked in the same ways - over, and over, and over. But it doesn't have
to be that way!"
Tobac suggests the following steps individuals and organizations can take to minimize cybersecurity risks:
"First, familiarize yourself and your team with the principles of
persuasion we use while hacking so you can recognize and shut down the
social engineers. Next, arm yourself and your organization with the
right technology - password managers (or passkey managers), and the
right multi-factor authentication for your threat model. Finally,
because technology is moving so fast, you can future-proof your security
by understanding the risks that are coming next, and the tools you can
use to defend against these new threats."
Starting this year, the new theme of Cybersecurity Awareness Month is
"Secure our World," which draws parallels to the actionable measures
provided in Rachel Tobac's ebook, focusing on:
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Understanding the benefits of using a password manager and dispelling
existing myths around password manager security and ease of use.
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Turning on multifactor authentication on personal devices and business networks.
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Recognizing and reporting phishing - still one of the primary threat actions used by cybercriminals today.
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Installing updates on a regular basis and turning on automated updates.
Becoming familiar with the common tactics hackers use and implementing
simple yet robust security measures empowers anyone to increase their
own security, or that of their team or company - all of which Tobac
explores in depth in the Hacker's guide to securing your organization.