October is officially National Cyber Security Awareness Month! As a #CyberAware Champion, we’re doing our part at Dashlane by making sure our users have the resources they need to stay safer and secure online.
Dear Dashlane user,
In the last few days, we released a security update following a report from Tavis Ormandy, a security researcher from the Google Security Team. Tavis brought to our attention a potential security vulnerability in our browser extensions, which is corrected by this update.Continue Reading →
In the wide world of apps, Pokémon GO is the latest craze. According to DMR, it took this app only 13 hours after launch to make its way to the top of the chart of highest-grossing apps in the United States. In many cases, users were so excited to get started with Pokémon GO that they didn’t worry about the app’s permission settings while it was being installed. However, unlike most other websites and applications that only request permissions for a few things, blogger Adam Reeve points out the Pokémon GO receives full access to your Google account – and it took it without even asking you. According to Google, this gives Pokémon GO the ability to “see and modify nearly all information in your Google Account.”Continue Reading →
From the pre-game motivational chat to the first day of school pep talk, as parents, we often have special chats with our children to make sure they’re prepared to manage any challenge or obstacle that lies ahead.
The same holds true when parents want to sit down and have “The Tech Talk” with their kids. “The Tech Talk” should be a series of open dialogues with your children about how to protect their tech gadgets, learning together about new apps and websites, and offering advice on how to properly manage their digital footprints.Continue Reading →
Collaboration tools and apps have made the world a smaller place, allowing for real-time connectivity and electronic file sharing between anyone with internet access, from anywhere in the world, via computer, tablet, or smartphone. These capabilities have effectively changed the way organizations conduct business, streamlining tasks and projects that would otherwise require manual processes and, in many cases, take significantly longer to complete. However, with the benefits of connectivity comes the inevitable risk of enterprise security issues and data breaches.Continue Reading →
Malaika Nicholas
Emmanuel Schalit
Julie Maresca