Many High-Risk Users Have Bad Security Habits: Google Survey __FULL__

Many High-Risk Users Have Bad Security Habits: Google Survey __FULL__

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Previous data from companies like Dashlane has found that people generally have far too many passwords to remember. In fact, a Dashlane analysis of data from more than 20,000 users in 2015 found that the average user has 90 online accounts. Delving further into the data sample, Dashlane found that in the U.S., there are an average of 130 accounts assigned to a single email address.

Our survey results indicate that nearly one-third (31.3%) of respondents change their passwords one to two times per year. Just over one-fifth (22.4%) change their passwords more than five times per year, and 17% change their passwords every few months, or approximately three to four times per year. As long as the latter groups (the nearly 40% of users that reported changing passwords 3 or more times per year) are comfortable with the frequency of their changes and are practicing sound password security habits such as creating complex passwords, avoiding password reuse, and using secure password management practices, we should take this as a positive sign.

Data-driven products and services are often marketed with the potential to save users time and money or even lead to better health and well-being. Still, large shares of U.S. adults are not convinced they benefit from this system of widespread data gathering. Some 81% of the public say that the potential risks they face because of data collection by companies outweigh the benefits, and 66% say the same about government data collection. At the same time, a majority of Americans report being concerned about the way their data is being used by companies (79%) or the government (64%). Most also feel they have little or no control over how these entities use their personal information, according to a new survey of U.S. adults by Pew Research Center that explores how Americans feel about the state of privacy in the nation.

High-risk users are aware that they are more likely to be targeted by hackers compared to the general population, but many of them still have bad security habits, a Google survey shows.

While roughly three-quarters of high-risk users believe their work and personal accounts are secure, with 91% of them claiming that they have taken steps to secure their accounts, the survey shows that many of them actually have bad security habits.

The survey shows that high-risk users are more likely to take steps to secure their accounts as a result of an attack against a colleague than an attack aimed directly at them. However, 60% of politicians admitted not making any significant changes to how they secure their accounts following the 2016 attack on the Democratic National Committee, and over half of business executives have not made any changes following the 2017 Equifax breach.

Google released the results of the survey just as it announced that it has simplified the enrollment process for its Advanced Protection Program, which adds an extra layer of protection to the accounts of high-risk users through the use of security keys.

A password manager can help you generate and securely store your passwords and will autofill them for you in account login pages. While many users say they need a better way to manage online accounts, less than a quarter of those polled in the Google survey said that they used a password manager.

Attack vectors are the methods that adversaries use to breach or infiltrate your network. Attack vectors take many different forms, ranging from malware and ransomware, to man-in-the-middle attacks, compromised credentials, and phishing. Some attack vectors target weaknesses in your security and overall infrastructure, others target weaknesses in the humans that have access to your network.

While diversity can give users countless devices to choose from, it is one of the reasons behind the fragmentation of the IoT and carries many of its security concerns. The lack of industry foresight and standardization has given rise to compatibility issues that also complicate the matter of security. The portability of devices presents a greater possibility of threats poisoning more than one network. Compounding to these concerns are other factors that IoT security must address.

IoT security is critical largely because of the expanded attack surface of threats that have already been plaguing networks. Adding to these threats are insecure practices among users and organizations who may not have the resources or the knowledge to best protect their IoT ecosystems.

Aside from employing these security practices, users should also be aware of new developments in the technology. IoT security has been given heavier consideration in recent times. Research is continually being done on how to secure specific industries, monitor IoT-related threats, and prepare for upcoming gamechangers such as 5G. Users must understand that the IoT is an active and developing field, therefore its security will always have to transform and adapt to its changes.With additional insights from Vit Sembera and Jakub Urbanec.

G Suite news: Anomalous alert activity for Google Drive, Advanced Protection for enterprise usersGoogle is rolling out new security options for G Suite users and admins, aimed at alerting organizations about data exfiltration attempts on Google Drive and helping them protect their high-risk users. 2b1af7f3a8