When you’re working hard to identify and address your customers’ security compromises, you probably wish there was a way to do so faster, easier, and more accurately. With ID Agent’s new API (application programming interface) for its Dark Web ID™ solution, this wish becomes a reality.
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A large-scale data breach has the power to cripple any organization, including your customers’ companies. Unfortunately, these data breaches usually start with compromised credentials sold to the highest bidder on the dark web. Right now, all that stands in the way of your customers and a massive, costly breach is a few passwords — unless you’re offering dark web monitoring as a service.
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8 months ago, I had never heard the terms MSP, MRR, or even Managed Service Provider… and now I can’t image my life outside of this space. This is my story and love letter to the MSP space and the people who make up the community, and the channel we are committed to serve.
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MSPs should read this, then enroll themselves and every customer in SpotLight ID NOW Chances are, you’ve come across cleverly-crafted ads on sites like CNN.com, Facebook, Yahoo and others that say something like, “Use this site to find out anything… about anyone.” If you are like most good citizens, you probably passed up on the opportunity to use one of these sites to dox, or to search for and publish private or identifying information about an individual on the Internet, typically with malicious intent. Good for you!
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Coming up with a strong password gives me a headache. About 3 years ago, I came up with the most (in my mind) brilliant password EV3R. You see, I used an 8 in the first part of the password to make the word Gr8 – great. Great! I could remember that, because it made me grin at my own cleverness every time I typed it. “You sneaky SOBs will never crack my code!”
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ID Agent is excited to offer this guest blog post from Megan Wells. Megan is a data journalist and content strategist at InvestmentZen who has written content on how data theft impacts Americans, technological interventions for personal and commercial finance and content for IBM and NASDAQ. With her examination of costs and the impact of Data Breaches, she shares how detrimental identity theft can be for MSP customers and their employees. Be sure to download her useful Infographic at the link below!
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If the keys to your house were sitting visibly outside for someone to take, would you just leave them in hopes that no one breaks in? Not likely. Similarly, the keys to the front door of most organizations are sitting on the Dark Web at the ready for use and exploit by criminal organizations and hackers. In fact, criminals, hacktivists and social hackers obtain and sell hundreds of thousands of stolen credentials on the Dark Web daily. Many times, exposure of employees’ personal credentials can lead to an internal corporate breach, where a compromise can turn into a corporate catastrophe.
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Equifax’s giant cybersecurity breach announced yesterday – one of the worst ever – compromised the personal information of almost half the U.S. – potentially 143 million Americans. Residents in the U.K. and Canada were also affected. Based on Equifax’s investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from mid-May through July 2017.
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Ukraine is a nation under digital siege. Over the past few months, it has suffered through four widespread infrastructure attacks, with the Russian government being suspected as the driving force behind the attacks — although to date, there’s no clear evidence of this.
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ID Agent has been named on the 2017 Emerging Vendors list cultivated by CRN. Because this online magazine is dedicated to all things focused on the IT channel, suppliers and technology integrators, it is an honor to make this list. It identifies a group of businesses that provide the best IT and support elements for their partners and channel programs.
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