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Security Best Practices

A broad collection of posts covering foundational cybersecurity habits for individuals and organizations. Topics range from device hardening and software updates to access control policies, encryption standards, and incident response readiness.

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Why Use a Password Manager: The Case Is Overwhelming

The Breach That Started With "Company123!" In 2024, the credential stuffing attack against Roku compromised over 576,000 accounts. The attackers didn't exploit some exotic zero-day vulnerability. They used passwords stolen from other breaches and tried them against Roku accounts — because people reuse passwords everywhere. That

Carl B. Johnson Apr 10, 2026 6 min read
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Why Use a Password Manager: The Case Is Settled

The 24 Billion Stolen Passwords Sitting on the Dark Web Researchers at Digital Shadows found over 24 billion username-and-password combinations circulating on dark web marketplaces. That number keeps climbing. If you're still asking why use a password manager, the stolen credential economy already answered for you — your reused

Carl B. Johnson Nov 02, 2019 6 min read