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TNTMAX Top 9: Password Managers

This updated TNTMAX Top 9 list (formerly Top 10) is all about password management tools that are used to secure your sensitive login credentials like usernames and passwords. Password managers, or safes, allow users to centralize their usernames, passwords, credit card information and any other sensitive data into one secure encrypted location. Users may balk...

Cyber Threat Update

Unfortunately, cybercriminals aren’t taking any time off this summer. Here’s a round up of a few recent attacks to keep in mind: Cryptocurrency Scams The New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration cell has received reports of stolen cryptocurrency. The FBI also issued a notification alerting financial institutions and investors that cybercriminals are creating fraudulent cryptocurrency...

A Guide to Identity Theft Protection

Identity theft and credit are more closely related than you might think. “Credit, identity and reputation monitoring and management is no longer an option but rather a requirement if you want to protect your identity, reputation and financial assets,” said TNTMAX President Frederic Farcy. WHAT IS IDENTITY THEFT?  Identity theft is the crime of obtaining...

A Primer on Virtual Private Networks

A VPN, or virtual private network, is a great tool when traveling or using any public Wi-Fi. It increases security and privacy online by extending a private network “tunnel” across a public network and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to...

Password Security

It’s nearly impossible to get through the day without needing a password to access something. Even our passwords occasionally need a backup password. Research shows that most people have five “go to” passwords that they use on multiple sites. Too often people use the same password over and over and that is what opens them...