If I asked you to estimate how many passwords you have, what would your guess be? 20? Maybe 30? Chances are you’re lowballing yourself. According to research by NordPass, the average person has 100 passwords. If you’re supporting multiple executives, chances are that...
Mobile devices are part of our everyday lives and most admins use one or more at some point during their day. Yet these always-on, always-connected devices are constantly tracking your location, data, and more – which makes them virtual gold mines for hackers. This...
This article originally appeared on Lunarline.com and is reprinted here with permission. Updated October 2021. Cybersecurity is no longer an exclusively technical endeavor. From the beginning of the internet, until very recent times, the discipline has been...
This article originally appeared on Lunarline.com and is reprinted here with permission. Mobile devices are everywhere – and so are mobile security issues. The Pew Research Center says around 81% of Americans own a smartphone of some type. For many of us, these...
Despite all the benefits the internet offers, there’s no denying that it’s often a scary place to be. Data breaches, identity theft, social media hacks – all of these things can wreak havoc on your executive, your company, and ultimately your reputation. As...
The message was sent to several assistants and support team members in a company’s legal department. It requested confidential information regarding recent company transactions. The email looked like it was from the company’s chief financial officer. It had her name...
Cybersecurity is a threat that everyone needs to pay attention to. Juniper Research predicts that in 2023 alone, more than 33 billion records will be exposed by criminal data breaches. That’s a 175 percent increase over the 12 billion records expected to be...
I found myself in a conversation about cybersecurity this weekend with a group of retired adults. Many of them use email. Some of them engage with social media. And thankfully, they all had an awareness of cybersecurity issues, but there was still a large gap in their...
Few things make me as nervous as cybersecurity threats. In this digital age, we really don’t get to choose whether or not we want to be online. Even if you chose to live in seclusion, with no devices and no Internet access, your medical records are online. Your bank...
Almost every aspect of what we do as administrative professionals involves the use of digital, internet-connected devices. Every web search, online purchase, social media post, blog comment, text message, and email we send creates digital footprints that are...
When you’re married to a paralegal like I am, you hear a lot of stories about lawsuits and court cases of varying impact. A frequent conversation at our house is the practice of keeping your personal and business computing practices separate. With more companies...
I’ve been learning a lot about cybersecurity this month as I’ve researched this topic for social media posts, articles, and the AdminPro Training Series webinar. With the Equifax data breach being fresh on our minds, I had a lot of questions from a personal...
