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How to Password Protect Folders in Windows 10 and Secure Your Files?

How to password protect a folder?
  Password protecting your folders adds great protection to your sensitive information. It minimizes the chances of anyone snooping around, esp...

From passwords to passwordless: Apple adopts a new authentication technology

Apple adopts passwordless technology
  Apple has finally introduced its new passkeys technology in a move to foster the development of passwordless authentication. With passkeys in iC...

How to Secure your Gmail Account in 2022? - Email Security Best Practices

<b> How to Secure your Gmail Account in 2022? - Email Security Best Practices </b>

Gmail is one of the most popular and yet most vulnerable email services. Backed by the largest search engine in the world and with over 1 billion email users and a corresponding amount of payment and confidential information, it attracts many scammers. It inspired us at Hideez to investigate the topic and provide tips on how to secure your Gmail account in 2022.

What Is Single-Factor Authentication? SFA Pros and Cons

What Is Single-Factor Authentication? SFA pros and cons
  Single-factor authentication (SFA) was the norm for many years before multi-factor authentication started gradually replacing it. In today’s ...

NIST Password Guidelines 2021. Password Policy Best Practices

NIST Password Guidelines | Password Policy Best Practices
  A recent survey has shown that two-thirds of companies don’t change passwords. The reasoning behind this statistic is even more worrying, as ...

What is a Hardware Token? Hard Tokens vs. Soft Tokens

Hardware tokens Explained by Hideez
  Passwords are flawed, and nowadays, obsolete methods of authentication. For this reason, cybersecurity companies have developed more sophisti...

Secure Remote Work during a Pandemic. Best Authentication Tips

Secure Remote Work during a Pandemic. Best Authentication Tips
There’s a dramatic increase in phishing and other breach attempts as cybercriminals are increasingly seeking to profit off the coronavirus panic. How do you protect your organization from such attacks? Read more:

Forget Your Password. Ultimate Guide to Passwordless Future

Forget Your Password. Ultimate Guide to Passwordless Future
People have an ancient-long history of using passwords. Let's recap the development of passwords and authentication technologies (2FA, MFA, OTP, U2F, FIDO2). Get the Manual on how to become passwordless in 2020.

Multi-factor Authentication: Why is a Separate Wearable Device Better Than Your Smartphone?

Multi-factor Authentication: Why is a Separate Wearable Device Better Than Your Smartphone?
In the United States, about 19% of the adult population has experienced identity theft. Over 60 million Americans have had their online identity e...

What is Multi-factor Authentication? Advantages & Limitations

What is Multi-factor Authentication? Advantages & Limitations

In the world where people seem to remember only passwords like "qwerty", "Abc123!" and "123456789", there should be a way to protect their accounts. Luckily, there is an MFA. Available in many forms, it allows making even the worst of passwords more secure.

Why MFA is Vital to Your Cybersecurity

Hideez Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Strong passwords and unique secret codes for each account are important for your internet security. But if you really care about cybersecurity, it is not enough. Two-step verification makes it much harder for your accounts to be breached. Learn more about MFA, 2FA and how Hideez Key can help.