{"id":4362,"date":"2021-06-15T12:26:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T00:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/?p=4362"},"modified":"2021-06-15T12:26:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T00:26:35","slug":"lock-em-up-and-throw-away-the-keys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/?p=4362","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLOCK \u2018EM UP AND THROW AWAY THE KEYS\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.13.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Password Vaults and You<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With more and more websites necessary for our everyday activities, it\u2019s getting harder and harder to manage passwords. By now, you will know not to write passwords on post-it notes and paste them on your screen. It&#8217;s not uncommon for most people to use the same username and password on a number of sites, particularly on sites we think are less important \u2013 for example, hotel websites or some news sites. However, this is a dangerous game to be playing with your information and cyber security.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem is that <\/span><b>when <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(not if) your information gets breached, your username and password get into the hands of bad actors who poke and prod other sites on the internet, and test where else you may have used one of these passwords, or a simple variation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, this is a cyber security challenge. <\/span><b>We cannot easily remember hundreds of passwords, especially complex ones. We need an easy way, and we have a solution. A password vault.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But then the question you will ask is, \u201cwhat happens if the vault is breached?\u201d You need a super-secure vault. Something that easily remembers, (and creates) complex passwords for you and your colleagues \u2013 personal and work \u2013 and operates on Windows, Mac, and mobiles. It needs to be SOC2 certified so you know it&#8217;s secure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What can a password vault offer you?<a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SOC2.png\"><br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4365\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SOC2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> No more remembering dozens of passwords\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Faster access to websites and applications\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Centralised system for both corporate and personal passwords\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Folders to organise and categorise credentials\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Automatic generation of audits and reports to help with tracking and compliance\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Improve the cyber security you provide your colleagues by promoting a password management system you trust\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Use strong password strings to thwart hackers\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Receive a notification of all the passwords of departing employees so clients can remove their access to company systems\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Give clients the tools to granularly grant employee access to employee systems and networks\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Meet compliance measures with comprehensive auditing and reporting capabilities\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Users can access their Site credentials quickly and easily through the native mobile apps on iOS and Android\u00ae, auto-fill to log in to websites, and apps on mobile devices\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cross-browser extension for Google, Chrome, FireFox, Edge, and Chromium-based browsers <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>What\u2019s your next step? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve created a simple 9-point checklist to help you navigate the cyber-risk landscape and find the right digital security solution for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kinetics can offer you a KARE Password Vault as part of KARE for Security S2 plan or you can subscribe to this standalone for $20 + GST per month for 5 users <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find out more about our Cyber Security Plans <a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/cybersecurity\/\">here <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PassWordVault.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4363 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PassWordVault.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PasswordVault2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4364 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PasswordVault2-215x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_blog fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; include_categories=&#8221;45&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Password Vaults and You With more and more websites necessary for our everyday activities, it\u2019s getting harder and harder to manage passwords. By now, you will know not to write passwords on post-it notes and paste them on your screen. It&#8217;s not uncommon for most people to use the same username and password on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4366,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"With more and more websites necessary for our everyday activities, it\u2019s getting harder and harder to manage passwords. By now, you will know not to write passwords on post-it notes and paste them on your screen. Its not uncommon for most people to use the same username and password on a number of sites, particularly on sites we think are less important \u2013 for example hotel websites or some news sites.\n\nThe problem is that when (not if) these get breached, your username and password get into the hands of bad actors \u2013 and they can poke and prod other sites on the internet and test where else you may used one of these passwords, or a simple variation.\n\nOf course, <strong>we can\u2019t easily remember hundreds of passwords, especially complex ones. We need an easy way. Hence a password vault.<\/strong>\n\nBut then the question you\u2019ll ask is \u201cwhat happens if the vault is breached?\u201d You need a super secure vault. Something that easily remembers, (and creates) complex passwords for you and your colleagues \u2013 personal and work \u2013 and operates on Windows, Mac and mobiles. It needs to be SOC2 certified so you know its secure.\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SOC2.png\"><img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4365\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/SOC2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a>\n<ul class=\"\">\n \t<li>No more remembering dozens of passwords<\/li>\n \t<li>Faster access to websites and applications<\/li>\n \t<li>Centralized system for both corporate and personal passwords<\/li>\n \t<li>Folders to organize and categorize credentials<\/li>\n \t<li>Automatic generation of audits and reports to help with tracking and compliance<\/li>\n \t<li>Improve the security you provide your colleagues by promoting a password management system you trust<\/li>\n \t<li>Use strong password strings to thwart hackers<\/li>\n \t<li>Receive notification of all passwords of departing employees so clients can remove their access to\u00a0company systems<\/li>\n \t<li>Give clients the tools to granularly grant employee access to employee systems and networks<\/li>\n \t<li>Meet compliance measures with comprehensive auditing and reporting capabilities<\/li>\n \t<li>Users can access their Site credentials quickly and easily through the native mobile apps on iOS and Android\u00ae, auto-fill to log in to websites, and apps on mobile devices<\/li>\n \t<li>Cross-browser extension for Google, Chrome, FireFox, Edge, and Chromium-based browsers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>Kinetics KARE Password Vault - $20 + GST per month for 5 users.<\/strong>\n\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PassWordVault.png\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-4363 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PassWordVault.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PasswordVault2.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-4364 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/kinetics.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PasswordVault2-215x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/strong>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.kinetics.co.nz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}