KnowBe4 launches browser
password inspector tool
nowBe4, a provider of one of
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the world’s largest security
awareness training and
simulated phishing platforms, recently
announced it has launched a new,
complimentary tool called the Browser
Password Inspector to help better protect
organisations from ransomware attacks,
credential theft and account takeovers.
The issue with saving passwords
in browsers is that many users are
reusing the same passwords for
work and personal accounts, which
puts organisations at a higher risk.
The 2018 Global Password Security
Report found that 50% of users have
the same passwords for both personal
and work accounts.
The new Browser Password Inspector
inspects all available user machines
on an organisation’s network and
identifies their at-risk users by
scanning and searching for passwords
saved in the browser. Password
Browser Inspector also checks to
see if users are using known weak
passwords, old passwords or using
the same password across multiple
This new tool will help
you to stop the bad
guys from finding and
dumping passwords
that they find in
employees’ web
browsers.
sites. Browser Password Inspector
then generates a detailed but secure
report on the user accounts affected
to show the organisation’s vulnerability
to credential theft, account takeovers,
falling victim to a data breach or a
network-wide ransomware infection.
“Saving often-used passwords in a
browser may seem convenient, but users
should think twice before doing this
because the bad guys can go after them,
leaving an organisation more vulnerable
to cyberattacks,” said Stu Sjouwerman,
CEO, KnowBe4. “This new tool will help
you to stop the bad guys from finding
and dumping passwords that they find
in employees’ web browsers. IT admins
can quickly identify password security
vulnerabilities in Chrome, Firefox and
Edge web browsers and examine
browser-saved credentials of your
organisation’s Active Directory.” u
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