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<p>Hashes, salts, and rainbow tables may sound like an avant-garde piece of art. But they&rsquo;re all related to cybersecurity, primarily in the context of password management.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Did you know that 4 million people in the world use&nbsp;<a href="https://techreport.com/statistics/cybersecurity/password-reuse-statistics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">&ldquo;password&rdquo; as the code word</a> for their accounts?&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://cybernews.com/security/cost-of-week-password-hacking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Weak passwords</a> are a cybersecurity risk. In 2016, 21 million users on the Alibaba-owned Taobao platform had their accounts breached because of easily guessed code words.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Civilians aren&rsquo;t the only ones vulnerable to such&nbsp;<a href="https://blog.lastpass.com/posts/2022/05/what-is-a-brute-force-attack" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">brute-force attacks</a>. In 2018, hackers gained access to the email accounts of Northern Irish parliamentary officials, due to poor password practices.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In 2024, password security is critical to preventing such breaches. Below, we explore the powerful role it plays in protecting your business accounts.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Why Is a Master Password Important? </h2>
<h3>Role in password management </h3>
<p>A master password is a single password used to access your password vault. Ideally, it should be&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lastpass.com/security/zero-knowledge-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">zero-knowledge encrypted</a> for superior data security and privacy.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In this way, your data remains unreadable to attackers, even if they successfully execute a server-side attack.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Ultimately, the role of a master password is to protect the contents of your vault. At LastPass, your special code word or master phrase is never shared with us and&nbsp;<a href="https://support.lastpass.com/s/document-item?language=en_US&amp;bundleId=lastpass&amp;topicId=LastPass/c_lastpass_faqs_users_about_account_recovery.html&amp;_LANG=enus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">can&rsquo;t be recovered with traditional reset methods</a>.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Benefits of using a master password </h3>
<p>Many people ask us, &ldquo;Should I have a master password?&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The short answer is yes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>By using one, you eliminate password fatigue, the burden of remembering multiple, complex passwords. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>And by unlocking your vault with your master password, you also enable&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lastpass.com/features/autofill" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">autofill functionality.</a> This powerful feature protects you against phishing sites. Here&rsquo;s how: LastPass won&rsquo;t fill in your credentials if the phishing website&rsquo;s URL doesn&rsquo;t match the stored URL in your vault.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>How a master password keeps your data safe </h3>
<p>You aren&rsquo;t alone if you&rsquo;re wondering, &ldquo;How does a master password protect my online accounts?&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>In a nutshell, it&rsquo;s like a lock that encrypts your vault of secrets. To derive your encryption key at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lastpass.com/security/zero-knowledge-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LastPass,</a> we run your master password and a unique salt (random value) through PBKDF2, using HMAC-SHA256 as the underlying function, for 600,000 iterations.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/secure-file-sharing/unlocking-the-power-of-aes-256-bit-encryption/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">256-bit derived key</a> is then used as the key for&nbsp;<a href="https://support.lastpass.com/s/document-item?language=en_US&amp;bundleId=lastpass&amp;topicId=LastPass/incident-work-completed-roadmap.html&amp;_LANG=enus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AES-GCM-256</a> encryption. Ultimately, your AES-GCM-256 key is a symmetric key, which means it&rsquo;s the only key you need to encrypt and decrypt your vault contents.&nbsp;</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s also highly secure, making brute force attacks computationally impractical for hackers.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>How to Create a Strong Master Password </h2>
<h3>Importance of a strong code word or passphrase </h3>
<p>A master password is the&nbsp;<strong>only password</strong>&nbsp;you need to access the contents of your vault.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Thus, a strong one is critical for preventing unauthorized access to your vault.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Tips for creating a strong master password </h3>
<p>Here&rsquo;s another important question we&rsquo;re often asked: How do I create a strong master password?&nbsp;</p>
<p>One way is to use a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lastpass.com/features/password-generator" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">secure password generator</a>. At LastPass, our&nbsp;<a href="https://support.lastpass.com/s/document-item?language=en_US&amp;bundleId=lastpass&amp;topicId=LastPass/generate-secure-passwords.html&amp;_LANG=enus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">autosave feature prompts</a> you to save a newly generated password every time you create an account on a website.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Best practices for choosing a secure master password </h3>
<p>In 2024, the best practices for choosing a secure master password are to align with these directives by:&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-3/sp800-63b.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>NIST</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;(National Institute of Standards and Technology): </strong></p>
<ul>
    <li>Focus on length rather than complexity.</li>
    <li>Use two-factor authentication or multi-factor authentication.</li>
    <li>Consider rate-limiting or lockouts after multiple login attempts.</li>
    <li>Passwords should be salted and hashed.</li>
    <li>Choose a password manager with <a href="https://www.lastpass.com/security/zero-knowledge-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">zero knowledge architecture</a>.</li>
    <li>Passwords&nbsp;shouldn&rsquo;t&nbsp;be changed periodically or arbitrarily. A change should be&nbsp;required&nbsp;only if there&rsquo;s evidence of a compromise.</li>
    <li>Newly created passwords should be monitored or compared against a list of credentials known to be commonly used or previously compromised.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://www.cisa.gov/secure-our-world/use-strong-passwords" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>CISA</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;(Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency): </strong></p>
<ul>
    <li>Minimum&nbsp;password length should be 16 characters.</li>
    <li>Make passwords random with a passphrase or string of mixed-case letters,&nbsp;numbers&nbsp;and symbols.</li>
    <li>Use a password manager for secure generation and storage of credentials.</li>
    <li>Create unique code words or passphrases for each account.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/white-papers/ms-isac-security-primer-organizational-password-best-practices" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>CIS</strong></a><strong>&nbsp;(Center for Internet Security): </strong></p>
<ul>
    <li>Minimum&nbsp;password length should be 14 characters.</li>
    <li>Avoid sequential characters.</li>
    <li>Passwords must&nbsp;contain&nbsp;lower and uppercase characters, numbers 0 through 9, and non-alphanumeric characters.</li>
    <li>Avoid contextual words such as usernames and their derivatives.</li>
    <li>The&nbsp;maximum&nbsp;password age must be between 30 and&nbsp;90 days.</li>
    <li>A minimum age is recommended to limit password reuse.</li>
    <li>Use of MFA is recommended for added security.</li>
</ul>
<h2>What Makes a Strong Master Password </h2>
<h3>Character length </h3>
<p>So, how long should your master password be?&nbsp;</p>
<p>The ideal minimum length is at least 16 characters.&nbsp;<a href="https://pages.nist.gov/800-63-4/sp800-63b/passwords/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">NIST</a> currently recommends 8 characters (or more) and has emphasized length as the key to greater security against credential-based attacks.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Here&rsquo;s why: longer passwords make it computationally expensive for hackers to crack. This means it takes them significantly more time, processing power, and energy costs to decipher them.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>According to&nbsp;<a href="https://tech.co/password-managers/how-long-hacker-crack-password" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">penetration testers at Hive Systems</a>, it takes 46 million years to crack a 16-character password with uppercase and lowercase characters.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>And a 16-character one with upper and lowercase characters, numbers, and symbols? That&rsquo;ll take 5 billion years.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Complexity </h3>
<p>You&rsquo;ll want to avoid&nbsp;<a href="https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/most-common-passwords/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">easily guessed sequential patterns</a> like &ldquo;123456,&rdquo; &ldquo;qwerty123,&rdquo; or &ldquo;123456789.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>A good master password involves a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and&nbsp;<a href="https://owasp.org/www-community/password-special-characters" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">special characters</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>It&rsquo;s also best to avoid using&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dcode.fr/leet-speak-1337#f1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">leet speak</a> to meet password strength requirements. This is the practice of replacing letters with graphically similar numbers or symbols, like l00t (&ldquo;loot&rdquo;) or n00b (&ldquo;noob&rdquo; or newbie).&nbsp;</p>
<p>Leet speak was popularized before the Internet became widely accessible, back when tech enthusiasts mingled on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.britannica.com/technology/bulletin-board-system" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">bulletin board systems</a> (BBS) -- similar to our Reddit forums today.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The BBS community hosted a vibrant hacker culture, with users forming their own elite groups of computer nerds. These users were called &ldquo;leets&rdquo; (slang for &ldquo;elites&rdquo;). Leet speak later became popular among gamers, with the most revered members called HaXXors or H4XXors.&nbsp;</p>
<p>You&rsquo;ll want to avoid leet speak, however, and here&rsquo;s why: While leet speak makes&nbsp;<a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/365478150_Evaluation_of_Leet_Speak_on_Password_Strength_and_Security" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">passwords significantly more complex</a>, hackers have become privy to their use and have developed specialized programs to crack them.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>No personal identifiers </h3>
<p>You&rsquo;ll also want to refrain from using these personal identifiers:&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
    <li>Names of relatives, friends, and pets</li>
    <li>Phone numbers, addresses, and locations you regularly visit</li>
    <li>Birthdates, anniversaries, graduations, and favorite holidays</li>
    <li>Nicknames or phrases associated with you</li>
</ul>
<h3>Do not reuse passwords </h3>
<p>If you generally&nbsp;<a href="https://financesonline.com/password-statistics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reuse your passwords</a>, you aren&rsquo;t alone: 44% of your professional peers also engage in the same practice.&nbsp;</p>
<p>However, 80% of breaches are caused by reused login credentials.&nbsp;</p>
<p>For your security, we recommend that you avoid reusing your master password.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Enable MFA authentication </h3>
<p>You may have heard that multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a critical, added defense against traditional brute force attacks.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>However, hackers are now leveraging&nbsp;<a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/mfa-fatigue-attack-targets-iphone-owners-with-endless-password-reset-prompts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">push bombing or MFA prompt bombing</a> to bypass MFA protections. In this type of attack, your mobile device may be bombarded with 100+ prompts to reset your password.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The attackers hope that, by overwhelming you with an avalanche of requests, you&rsquo;ll simply tap &ldquo;Allow&rdquo; to dismiss the invasive prompts. In many cases, the prompts &ldquo;lock up&rdquo; your phone, forcing you to act to maintain your phone&rsquo;s functionality.&nbsp;</p>
<p>However, all hope is not lost.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lastpass.com/products/multifactor-authentication" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Passwordless FIDO2 authentication</a> incorporates factors like biometrics, contextual behavior, location attributes, or passkeys to provide reinforced immunity against these MFA-based attacks.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Use character strings </h3>
<p>In&nbsp;<a href="https://www.programiz.com/c-programming/c-strings" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">C programming</a>, a character string is a set of characters that end with a null character (&lsquo;\0&rsquo;). An example is char c [6] = {&lsquo;M&rsquo;, &lsquo;a&rsquo;, &lsquo;n&rsquo;, &lsquo;g&rsquo;, &lsquo;o&rsquo;, &lsquo;\0&rsquo;}&nbsp;</p>
<p>In the context of creating strong passwords, character strings allow for complex and unpredictable sequences that promote data security.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Remembering Your Master Password </h2>
<h3>Techniques for memorization </h3>
<p>One great way to memorize your password is to increase your cognitive abilities. Research shows that the effort made in learning new skills can&nbsp;<a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/black-belt-brain/202407/trying-harder-increases-cognitive-effort-and-enhances-memory?msockid=2437e7ee919466051bbbf33390f667e5" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">improve working memory allocation</a>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>And in turn, enhanced memory allocation can lead to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-brain-plasticity-2794886" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">increased neuroplasticity</a> and greater recall capacity.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>If you&rsquo;re looking for memory-enhancing activities, these five activities will get you up to speed (the first three are the easiest to fit into a busy schedule):&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
    <li>Reading 1-5 pages from a non-fiction book daily&nbsp;</li>
    <li>Using&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lifehack.org/851026/spaced-repetition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">spaced repetition</a>, where you spend anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes each day or every other day reviewing and reciting your master password</li>
    <li>Playing online memory games for 10-15 minutes daily</li>
    <li>Learning a musical instrument</li>
    <li>Learning a new language</li>
</ul>
<p>While learning a new skill is time and effort intensive, studies show that active engagement in learning a musical instrument or new language can promote greater brain plasticity than&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/health-68105868" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">passive activities</a> like listening to music.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Using mnemonic devices to recall your master password </h3>
<p>A mnemonic device is a fancy way of saying &ldquo;memorization tool.&rdquo;&nbsp;</p>
<p>These&nbsp;<a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/using-mnemonics-for-improved-memory-7370351" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">mnemonic devices</a> can prompt greater recall. They include:&nbsp;</p>
<p>1) Creating a playful or even outlandish sentence, using the first letter of each word, and adding special characters and numbers, like&nbsp;<strong>I love 35 blue cheese * and * peppermint sauce patties on 83 lamb kebabs!</strong>&nbsp;(Il35bc*a*pspo83lk!)&nbsp;</p>
<p>2) Using a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rd.com/article/good-passwords/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">passphrase</a> or sentence that appeals to your personality.&nbsp;</p>
<p>For example, if you enjoy summer romance novels, use a memorable line from your favorite novel as a passphrase.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Not a fan of romance novels? Try autobiographies, action thrillers, historical fiction, or mystery novels. You can even adapt phrases from your favorite songs, movies, or documentaries.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>A note of caution:</strong>&nbsp;Phrases from well-known literary or musical works are more vulnerable to brute force attacks.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Random word passphrases (although harder to remember) offer greater protections. Consider implementing a hybrid approach. Add random words, special characters, numbers, and symbols to your quotes.&nbsp;</p>
<p>3) Creating a&nbsp;<a href="https://practicalpie.com/memory-palace-simple-guide/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Memory or Mind Palace</a>, where you combine recall and visual abilities to recite your password or passphrase effortlessly.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Below is a very basic example you can adapt:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
    <li>Choose a passphrase. Here's an improvised one from the book <em>The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy</em> (Robert Hardman): &ldquo;King Charles says trust and visibility are the main components of good leadership.&rdquo;</li>
    <li>Select a location such as your home.&nbsp;</li>
    <li>Determine the loci (or locations in your home) that you&rsquo;ll use for your memory palace.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>TV in the living room:</strong> Picture a crown from the opening credits of the Netflix series The Crown. This symbolizes King Charles.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Tap in the kitchen: </strong>Each time you turn on the tap, you &ldquo;trust&rdquo; that water will flow from it.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Oven in the kitchen: </strong>This is where you prepare your meals. It&rsquo;s &ldquo;visible&rdquo; every time you enter the kitchen.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Dry erase board on the pantry door (listing domestic chores assigned to family members):</strong> This list represents what &ldquo;leadership&rdquo; looks like in your home.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Tip #1:</strong>&nbsp;Each location should help you remember key words in your passphrase.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Tip #2: </strong>Add symbols and numbers to make your passphrase more complex.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Tip #3:</strong>&nbsp;Make your passphrase longer.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Tips for securely storing your master password </h3>
<p>Here are four tips for&nbsp;<a href="https://lifehacker.com/how-to-safely-store-sensitive-files-in-the-cloud-1848529835" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">securely storing your master password</a>:&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
    <li>Never write it down on paper or store it in plain text.</li>
    <li>If you must store it in plaintext, use a safe or safe deposit box.</li>
    <li>Save it in your OneDrive Personal Vault.</li>
    <li>Store it in encrypted folders on your desktop or laptop.</li>
</ul>
<p>But what if you lose your secret code word or passphrase? At LastPass, we make security easy with <a href="https://support.lastpass.com/s/document-item?language=en_US&amp;bundleId=lastpass&amp;topicId=LastPass/recover-master-password.html&amp;_LANG=enus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">these recovery options</a>. If you&rsquo;re ready to enjoy greater peace of mind, sign up for a <a href="https://www.lastpass.com/trial/business" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">free, no-obligation trial today</a>.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>LastPass and Active Directory (AD) offer a powerful combination for businesses looking to improve password security and simplify user management. Organizations can automate critical administrative tasks with Active Directory's centralized user directory while deploying LastPass for company-wide secure password management.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Benefits of LastPass and Active Directory Integration </h2>
<p>By pairing LastPass with AD user directory services, IT admins can automate user provisioning and deprovisioning to ensure only active employees with appropriate permissions can access corporate resources. AD facilitates centralized password policies applied at organizational, group, and individual levels. Additionally, admins can simplify the user experience with federated login, allowing employees to access LastPass with their existing AD credentials.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Enhanced password security </h3>
<p>One of the biggest advantages of integrating LastPass with Active Directory is enhancing organization-wide password security in an automated way. LastPass securely stores and encrypts user passwords and helps employees use stronger passwords for all corporate credentials. When combined with Active Directory, IT teams can deploy and manage LastPass much more quickly while strengthening the organization's password security.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Centralized user management </h3>
<p>Active Directory allows administrators to manage all users from a single console, including account creation, modification, and removal. Integrating LastPass ensures that password management is tied to this centralized structure, maintaining consistent security policies across the business.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Streamlined user provisioning and deprovisioning </h3>
<p>As employees join or leave, AD can automatically grant or revoke access to LastPass accounts based on their status. Instant access to shared team accounts helps employees get started on day one, while instant revocation prevents abuse of corporate accounts by disgruntled former employees.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h2>How LastPass Works With Active Directory </h2>
<p>The lightweight LastPass client can be installed on any Windows machine and is used to connect to on-premises AD/LDAP for user provisioning, de-provisioning, and syncing of groups for assigning policies, shared passwords, and SAML apps. Custom filtering, safelisting, and detecting nested groups provide complete deployment customization.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Synchronization of user accounts </h3>
<p>Once integrated, LastPass can synchronize with Active Directory to pull user information automatically. LastPass reflects any changes made in Active Directory, including account modifications and new users. As a result, administrators don't have to manually update LastPass every time a new user is added or removed from Active Directory.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Automatic password updates </h3>
<p>The integration also supports automatic password updates. IT can configure LastPass to update the corresponding credentials when a user's Active Directory password changes. Passwords remain current and comply with organizational password policies.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Seamless single sign-on experience </h3>
<p>With the LastPass and Active Directory integration, businesses can offer users a seamless single sign-on (SSO) experience. Federating login to LastPass with Active Directory credentials allows users to log in to multiple applications with a single set of credentials, reducing the need to remember multiple "master passwords" and minimizing password fatigue.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>LastPass and Active Directory Integration </h2>
<p>By maintaining Active Directory as the "source of truth" when deploying LastPass, IT admins can automate core administrative tasks and free up resources to focus on improving password practices. Less time spent running processes behind the scenes and more time spent cultivating a culture of cybersecurity awareness will ultimately benefit the company's security posture.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Step-by-step setup guide </h3>
<p>To integrate with AD, IT must install and configure the LastPass Active Directory Connector.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<ol style="margin-left: 40px;">
    <li>Go to&nbsp;<a href="https://admin.lastpass.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://admin.lastpass.com/</a> and log in to access the new Admin Console.</li>
    <li>In the top navigation, go to&nbsp;<strong>Users </strong>&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Directories </strong>&gt;&nbsp;<strong>AD Connector</strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Download AD Connector</strong>.</li>
    <li>When prompted, click&nbsp;<strong>Save</strong>, then&nbsp;<strong>Run</strong>, and then LastPassADConnector.msi file.</li>
    <li>If prompted by User Account Control, click&nbsp;<strong>Yes </strong>to allow.</li>
    <li>In the&nbsp;<strong>LastPass AD Connector Setup</strong>&nbsp;window, click&nbsp;<strong>Next</strong>.</li>
    <li>Check the box to enable the "I accept the terms in the License Agreement" option, then click&nbsp;<strong>Next</strong>.</li>
    <li>Confirm your desired installation path, then click&nbsp;<strong>Next</strong>.</li>
    <li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Install</strong>. If prompted by User Account Control, click&nbsp;<strong>Yes </strong>to allow.</li>
    <li>When the installation is complete, click <strong>Finish</strong>. If prompted by User Account Control, click <strong>Yes&nbsp;</strong>to allow.</li>
    <li>Once installed, a login prompt will appear. Enter your LastPass admin email address and master password, then click <strong>Log in</strong>.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Configuring user access and permissions </h3>
<p>Once installed, configure settings and user permissions.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<ol style="margin-left: 40px;">
    <li>Configure the Connection settings.</li>
    <li>Configure your Actions settings to specify what actions should be performed when specific events happen to users in your Active Directory.</li>
    <li>Configure your Sync settings to specify the fields, groups, and users you want to&nbsp;sync&nbsp;between LastPass and your Active Directory.</li>
    <li>Configure your Debug settings to troubleshoot AD Connector&nbsp;syncing&nbsp;issues.</li>
    <li>If you have <a href="https://support.lastpass.com/s/document-item?bundleId=lastpass&amp;topicId=LastPass/federated-login-ad-fs.html&amp;_LANG=enus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">set up Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)</a> in your LastPass Business account, the <strong>Federation </strong>option in the LastPass AD Connector can be used to convert non-federated users to federated user accounts.&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
<h3>Troubleshooting common integration issues </h3>
<p>While integrating LastPass with Active Directory is straightforward, potential issues may include synchronization delays, incorrect user mapping, or permission errors. Regular testing and monitoring can help identify and resolve problems quickly so the organization can maximize the benefits of integrating LastPass with Active Directory. The LastPass customer support team is on hand to address questions when they come up.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://lastpass.com/enterprise_trial.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Start your free LastPass trial today.</a> &nbsp;</p>

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<p>An organization&rsquo;s web site is its digital home &ndash; the hub where it can attract customers and serve them online. &nbsp;</p>
<p>The first step in setting up that house is usually buying a domain name that reflects the organization&rsquo;s name. In some cases, though, you may discover others have tried to grab that domain for themselves first through a practice known as cybersquatting and are using it to deceive customers into handing over their data. &nbsp;</p>
<h2>What Is Cybersquatting?&nbsp;</h2>
<p>If you haven&rsquo;t landed on a site where it&rsquo;s happened, cybersquatting might be a confusing term. However, it&rsquo;s an easy and common tactic among threat actors, and everyone should be aware of it.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Definition and explanation of cybersquatting </h3>
<p>Company names can be very valuable, which is why many organizations trademark them. Cybersquatting refers to scenarios where someone registers a domain name in bad faith. That means the name should belong to an entity with a legitimate business interest in the domain or who owns the trademark to the name reflected in a domain. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Impact of cybersquatting on businesses </h3>
<p>Cybersquatting can be the basis for a wide range of illegal and unethical activities. Some might register the domain name of a rival company in order to redirect to their own site when customers search for the name online. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>In other cases, threat actors could use cybersquatting to set up a bogus but legitimate-looking site where they can steal data or commit fraud. For the legitimate business that should own the domain, it could mean lost revenue, damaged customer relationships and a hit on their reputation.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Common tactics used by cybersquatters </h3>
<p>Sometimes cybersquatters have tried to exhort organizations by demanding a high payment in order to transfer ownership of a domain. In other cases, they might use the domain to set up sites that run affiliate marketing or other digital ad campaigns as a money-making scheme. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Some cybercriminals will use cybersquatting as a way to direct people they lure through phishing schemes. They might send an e-mail with a link to the domain name they&rsquo;ve registered, for example, which leads to a site that looks like a legitimate entity and leads unsuspecting visitors to enter their account details. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Examples of cybersquatting </h3>
<p>One of the easiest ways for cybersquatters to get started is by registering the domain of an organization that has already established a digital presence, but with a different extension. &nbsp;</p>
<p>If an organization has set up their web site with a dot-com domain, for example, cybersquatters might register the same name with a dot-org, dot-biz or dot-org extension. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>In other cases, cybersquatters might register domains with variations on an organization&rsquo;s name, such as the main name followed by &ldquo;Inc&rdquo; or &ldquo;Corp.&rdquo; For organizations with a wide international presence, cybersquatters might also include country or regions in the domain names they register. &nbsp;</p>
<p>When cybercriminals register domains that misspell an organization's name, it is known as typosquatting. &nbsp;</p>
<h2>The Legal Implications of Cybersquatting </h2>
<p>Given that it involves&nbsp;essentially posing&nbsp;as another organization or individual through a domain name,&nbsp;it&rsquo;s&nbsp;no surprise that lawmakers have&nbsp;taken action to try&nbsp;and protect people from cybersquatting.<strong></strong>&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Laws and regulations against cybersquatting </h3>
<p>Contrary to the notion that governments are always playing catch-up with technology trends, the U.S. Congress got in front of the issue as early as 1999 with the passing of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). It&rsquo;s a piece of legislation designed to protect businesses and everyday citizens alike, and it allows those who feel they&rsquo;ve been infringed upon to sue at the federal level. &nbsp;</p>
<p>There is also an international arbitration system organizations can turn to that&rsquo;s run by the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which involves filing a complaint with a service provider that&rsquo;s been authorized to resolve cybersquatting disputes. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Consequences for cybersquatters &nbsp;</h3>
<p>If an organization decides to take legal action under the ACPA and wins, it can be costly for perpetrators. Cybersquatters can be fined anywhere from $1,000 to $100,000 for each infringed domain name. Perhaps even more importantly, the courts can force cybersquatters to transfer a domain name to the legitimate entity that owns a trademark associated with it. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Steps to take legal action against cybersquatters </h3>
<p>Before facing off against cybersquatters in court, you&rsquo;ll need to do some prep work. This includes gathering proof that the cybersquatter was acting in bad faith when they registered the domain. You&rsquo;ll also have to show you trademarked your organization&rsquo;s name before the domain name was registered by someone else.&nbsp;</p>
<p>The process is similar under ICANN, though arbitration is not about handing out fines but simply transferring the domain name to the party with a legitimate interest and trademark. This includes domain names that are confusingly similar to the proper name. &nbsp;</p>
<h2>Protecting Your Brand from Cybersquatters </h2>
<p>It&rsquo;s easy for an organization to fall victim to cybersquatting, but there&rsquo;s also a lot they can do to try to avoid it. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Proactive measures to prevent cybersquatting </h3>
<p>The easiest step is to secure your organization&rsquo;s domain name as soon as possible. This should be a domain that most accurately reflects your organization and the type of sector in which you&rsquo;re operating. For example, organizations that sell to consumers or other businesses might first register a dot-com domain, while those focused on the educational sector might use a .edu, and public sector organizations might register a dot-gov domain. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Registering and monitoring domain names </h3>
<p>Don&rsquo;t stop with that first domain name registration, however. Look for all the possible domains that cybersquatters might use to divert traffic, impersonate your brand or use in other ways that show bad faith. Many people searching up organizations online just make an educated guess when they type a URL into their browser. Register any you think you might use and redirect as needed.&nbsp;</p>
<p>You might also want to monitor for domain name registrations that look suspicious involving words or phrases that closely resemble your trademark. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Enforcing trademark rights </h3>
<p>Even if there&rsquo;s no evidence of any direct damage being caused by cybersquatting, you should never turn a blind eye to it. Enforcing trademarks &ndash; either through cease-and-desist letters, arbitration or litigation &ndash; is important to ensure you aren&rsquo;t seen as passively consenting to the infringement. This can make it harder to pursue cybersquatting disputes and resolve them later on.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Recognizing and Responding to Cybersquatting &nbsp;</h2>
<p>Cybersquatting cases may seem far removed from your organization&rsquo;s day-to-day issues, but infringement can come with little warning. Be prepared:&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Identifying potential cybersquatting cases </h3>
<p>You might first hear about cybersquatters infringing on your trademark through customers who accidentally stumble on the wrong site. The same thing could happen with employees or partners who type too quickly into a Web browser or use the wrong domain extension. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Monitoring tools or services can also detect cybersquatters soon after they&rsquo;ve registered and are using a domain, especially for affiliate marketing or advertising purposes. And, of course, in some instances those who have taken a domain will reach out directly with an extortion attempt. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Reporting cybersquatting incidents </h3>
<p>Before you contact any authorities, the best approach is to send the offending party a cease-and-desist letter. This should inform them that you are aware that they are infringing on your trademark or have registered a domain in bad faith. You can give them a specific deadline to transfer the domain, as long as your intentions to litigate or seek other legal recourse. &nbsp;</p>
<p>If that doesn&rsquo;t work, consider filing a complaint under ICANN&rsquo;s Uniform Domain-Dame Dispute Resolution (UDRP) policy. This can begin the process of arbitration with the offending party. &nbsp;</p>
<p>The other recourse is to contact your lawyer and sue under the ACPA. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Recovering hijacked domain names </h3>
<p>Getting a domain name back that you own (if a cybersquatter took it because you let the registration lapse, for example), you could begin by contacting your domain registrar for help. This is also an area where you can file a UDRP complaint. You&rsquo;ll need to provide full documentation about your trademark, your ownership of the domain and any other proof that may be required. &nbsp;</p>
<h2>Cybersquatting in Social Media: How to Protect Yourself </h2>
<p>Beyond an organization&rsquo;s web site, trademarks like names are also used to extend into other digital channels like social media. Unfortunately, cybersquatters can cause trouble here, too. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Cybersquatting risks on social media platforms </h3>
<p>Sometimes referred to as &ldquo;username squatting,&rdquo; cybersquatting on social media involves someone setting up a profile on a platform like Facebook, Instagram or TikTok in bad faith with a name other than their own. This isn&rsquo;t limited to organizations but can happen to high-profile individuals such as celebrities. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Protecting your brand's reputation online </h3>
<p>Cybersquatting on social media can be just as dangerous because those running an account could impersonate an organization to request information from followers, spread malicious links or drive traffic back to their own sites. This is another area where it&rsquo;s a good idea to have monitoring tools in place, or to at least conduct routine checks for your organization&rsquo;s trademarked name and variations of the name. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Dealing with impersonation and fake accounts </h3>
<p>Unlike traditional cybersquatting, the ACPA and the ICANN&rsquo;s UDRP doesn&rsquo;t really provide enforcement options for those squatting on social media sites. You can still send a cease-and-desist letter, and in some cases the organization running the social media platform will have policies and procedures to help trademark owners report imposters and fake accounts. &nbsp;</p>
<h2>Educating Yourself and Your Team Against Cybersquatting </h2>
<p>The more you understand threats like cybersquatting, the better position you&rsquo;ll be in to spot, report and rectify them. Ideally you want to have domain names transferred to your organization before any serious financial or reputational damage is done. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Staying updated on cybersquatting trends </h3>
<p>Social media is a great example of where traditional cybersquatting evolved into a whole new area. As other digital channels emerge (such as the metaverse), make sure your organization has plans in place and procedures to enforce your trademark and prevent any potential confusion among your customers. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Training employees to identify cybersquatting attempts </h3>
<p>Your staff are a great resource to identify and report cybersquatting attempts, given they are often on the front lines managing an organization&rsquo;s digital channels and serving customers through them. At a minimum they should know how cybersquatters work, why it&rsquo;s a serious issue and how they should capture details and communicate suspicions they come across through their work or in conversations with customers and partners. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Raising awareness about the importance of online security </h3>
<p>Educating the team about cybersquatters can be just one part of a more over-arching effort to provide critical training and education about cybersecurity issues and threats. When employees know how your organization&rsquo;s information could be compromised or its defenses breaches, they can help minimize negative outcomes before they get worse. &nbsp;</p>
<h2>Protect Against Cybersquatting With LastPass </h2>
<p>Organizations don&rsquo;t have to contend with issues like cybersquatting on their own. Trusted advisors like LastPass have services and expertise that can help. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Strong and unique passwords </h3>
<p>Even if cybersquatters redirect customers to a bogus site, having strong and unique passwords will make it more difficult for threat actors to steal data and interfere with operations. In fact, LastPass makes it easy to change and update your passwords the moment there&rsquo;s any concern about potential misuse. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Security alerts </h3>
<p>Once you start using <a href="https://www.lastpass.com/password-manager" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LastPass for password management</a>, you can set up alerts when someone else tries to use your credentials, including on a site run by cybersquatters. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Dark web monitoring </h3>
<p>LastPass also does routine checks online to ferret out those who might be attempting to sell stolen data to other cybercriminal groups. By <a href="https://www.lastpass.com/features/dark-web-monitoring" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">monitoring the Dark Web</a>, LastPass can provide customers with early warning on activities they should know about. &nbsp;</p>
<h3>Dedicated TIME team </h3>
<p>As part of its ongoing commitment to giving customers the best possible service, LastPass also runs a dedicated <a href="https://blog.lastpass.com/posts/2023/08/introducing-lastpass-labs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Threat Intelligence, Mitigation, and Escalation (TIME)</a> team. This group can provide deep insight into emerging threats and the best way to ensure your organization doesn&rsquo;t wind up among the victims. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Ready to rise up against the cybersquatters? <a href="https://lastpass.com/enterprise_trial.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Start your LastPass trial</a> today. &nbsp;</p>

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<p>Integrating LastPass with Okta offers businesses the best of password management and identity management in a single, cohesive solution. Together, LastPass and Okta standardize strong security practices, like multi-factor authentication (MFA) and single sign-on (SSO), while simplifying credential management for the end user.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>With LastPass handling password security and Okta managing user identities, businesses can reduce the risk of breaches, streamline access control, and improve productivity for IT and employees. For organizations looking to scale their technologies and manage diverse applications securely, LastPass and Okta offer the flexibility and protection needed to thrive in a digital-first environment.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Why Choose LastPass With Okta</h2>
<p>Choosing to pair LastPass with Okta combines the strengths of two industry-leading tools to provide centralized, encrypted password storage and MFA while streamlining user access through SSO. Okta SSO can govern organization-wide app deployment while LastPass manages team password storage.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Enhanced security and password management </h3>
<p>LastPass securely stores and encrypts passwords, reducing password-related vulnerabilities. LastPass generates unique, strong passwords for every login. LastPass also flags duplicate and weak passwords for replacement, improving password security at the employee level. With straightforward tools to solve password-related frustrations, LastPass empowers employees to elevate their password security.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Seamless integration with Okta Universal Directory </h3>
<p><a href="https://www.lastpass.com/features/federated-login/okta-directory" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LastPass works with Okta's Universal Directory</a> to streamline user account creation, modification, and deactivation. Automating user administration ensures that credentials are correctly managed and protected. This integration eliminates manual updates, reduces errors, and alleviates administrative burdens.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Streamlined access to LastPass for users </h3>
<p>For end users, Okta's SSO feature gives employees access to LastPass&nbsp;<a href="https://support.lastpass.com/s/document-item?language=en_US&amp;bundleId=lastpass&amp;topicId=LastPass/Federated_Okta.html&amp;_LANG=enus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">using their Okta credentials</a>. Federated login reduces the need for two "master passwords" and consolidates access to all apps and passwords to one location.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>LastPass and Okta Integration Overview </h2>
<p>LastPass and Okta work seamlessly side-by-side to equip admins with automated account management tools while employees enjoy seamless access to all digital resources. Whether using SSO to connect to apps provisioned via Okta or using LastPass to autofill login credentials, pairing these technologies ensures all digital entry points to the company are protected.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>How LastPass and Okta work together </h3>
<p>For businesses already invested in Okta, deploying LastPass Business offers additional protections. Admins can leverage Okta's directory to provision user accounts, enforce security policies, and control shared credentials at the group level. Establishing federated login allows users to access LastPass with their Okta credentials.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Benefits of integrating LastPass with Okta </h3>
<p>Organizations pairing LastPass with Okta benefit from centralized access management, improved password security, and total coverage of all logins regardless of authentication protocols. A universal directory ensures role-based access control so that users only have access to the resources they need, minimizing the attack surface for potential cyber threats.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Key features and functionalities </h3>
<p>With features like SSO, MFA, team password sharing, and password vaulting, Okta and LastPass together protect every digital access point. LastPass equips users to store, generate, and share passwords easily. At the same time, administrators can enforce password policies and monitor activity through detailed reporting and automated user management via a universal directory.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Setting Up LastPass with Okta Verify &nbsp;</h2>
<p><a href="https://help.okta.com/en-us/content/topics/mobile/okta-verify-overview.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Okta Verify</a> adds security to LastPass accounts with multi-factor authentication (MFA) to defend against phishing attacks. The extra layer of verification only permits authorized users to access sensitive accounts, reducing the risk of breaches from compromised passwords. Okta Verify with LastPass has easy-to-use options like push notifications or biometric verification.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Step-by-step guide for integrating Okta Verify with LastPass </h3>
<p>Administrators must first configure Okta as an MFA option in the LastPass admin console.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<ol style="margin-left: 40px;">
    <li>Log in with your email address and master password to access the new Admin Console at&nbsp;<a href="https://admin.lastpass.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://admin.lastpass.com</a>.</li>
    <li>Go to&nbsp;<strong>Advanced </strong>&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Enterprise options</strong>&nbsp;&gt;&nbsp;<strong>Multifactor options</strong>.</li>
    <li>Leave the "Google Authenticator" option&nbsp;checked and&nbsp;uncheck any multifactor options you do not wish to offer to users.&nbsp;</li>
    <li>Select&nbsp;<strong>Update </strong>when finished.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Ensuring secure access with multi-factor authentication </h3>
<p>After launching LastPass, Okta Verify prompts users to complete the Okta Verify authentication step. The second factor, such as a push notification to a trusted device, ensures that the user is who they say they are. Once confirmed, the user can access their LastPass managed credentials.&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Additional resources and support </h3>
<p>Okta and LastPass offer&nbsp;<a href="https://support.lastpass.com/s/document-item?language=en_US&amp;bundleId=lastpass&amp;topicId=LastPass/Enable_Multifactor_Authentication_Admins.html&amp;_LANG=enus" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">extensive documentation</a> and support to assist administrators in setting up and managing the integration. Resources include step-by-step guides, troubleshooting tips, and access to dedicated customer support for additional assistance.&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://lastpass.com/enterprise_trial.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Start your free LastPass trial today.</a> &nbsp;</p>

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<p>Nobody is born knowing how to keep information systems secure.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Organizations also&nbsp;can&rsquo;t&nbsp;afford to make up best practices on their own. They need to lean upon those who have invested time and effort in developing the right&nbsp;expertise, which usually includes&nbsp;standards&nbsp;bodies.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>That&rsquo;s&nbsp;what makes&nbsp;complying with&nbsp;ISO 27001 so critical if you want to keep sensitive information safe. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h2>What Is ISO 27001?&nbsp;</h2>
<p>Standards&nbsp;aren&rsquo;t&nbsp;always well understood outside of those specifically charged with compliance activities, but they spell out a lot of activities that support enterprise-grade data protection. This post will aim to educate you without making it too technical. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Definition and purpose of ISO 27001 </h3>
<p>As the acronym implies, ISO 27001 was developed and is&nbsp;maintained&nbsp;by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and&nbsp;is part of a broader family of information security standards known as ISO 27000. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Organizations use ISO 27001 to not only&nbsp;establish&nbsp;an IT security system but to ensure&nbsp;it&rsquo;s&nbsp;properly implemented, has&nbsp;an appropriate level&nbsp;of&nbsp;monitoring&nbsp;and is&nbsp;maintained&nbsp;in such a way that it continuously improves.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Requirements and scope of ISO 27001 </h3>
<p>Getting started with ISO 27001 involves figuring out the answer to a pretty basic question: What information are you responsible for keeping safe?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>This means putting your organization and its role in protecting information within the proper context, such as where it physically&nbsp;resides, what interested parties might need to be factored in and external issues such as market trends, economic or political headwinds and of course any other laws to which you&nbsp;have to&nbsp;adhere.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>That last point may be a good example of &ldquo;interested parties.&rdquo; If your organization does business in the European Union (EU), for instance, your scope will include the personal data that is subject to the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>How LastPass meets ISO 27001 compliance </h3>
<p>LastPass is continuously monitoring security standards and ensuring it adheres to any industry best practices. This includes not only ISO 27001 but other standards such as SOC 2 and SOC 3. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.lastpass.com/company/newsroom/press-release/lastpass-receives-iso-27001-certification-for-security-management" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LastPass achieved ISO 27001 certification</a> through a rigorous process based on providing detailed documentation about the company and its processes. The certification also involved outlining management responsibilities, internal&nbsp;audits&nbsp;and preventative actions LastPass takes to ward off cybersecurity threats.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>More details on the certification can be found in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lastpass.com/company/newsroom/press-release/lastpass-receives-iso-27001-certification-for-security-management" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LastPass Compliance Center</a>, which&nbsp;provides&nbsp;customers with&nbsp;the ability to view the ISO 27001 certificate.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Benefits of implementing ISO 27001 </h3>
<p>Complying with&nbsp;standards is sometimes discussed as though it were&nbsp;a necessary evil, but ISO 27001 provides immense value to any organization that cares about its data and its stakeholders. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>By conducting a risk assessment as part of the certification process, for example, organizations can&nbsp;identify&nbsp;vulnerabilities in systems or processes and address them before an incident happens.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Compliance can also help galvanize new or better procedures around how to manage data, how to act when incidents arise, and improve overall preparedness&nbsp;in the event of&nbsp;an emergency.&nbsp;</p>
<p>In some fields achieving ISO 27001 could make an organization more attractive to potential employees that want to work where standards are taken seriously.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Most importantly, becoming ISO 27001&nbsp;compliant&nbsp;is&nbsp;a good way&nbsp;to reduce the likelihood of falling victim to data breaches or other kinds of attacks.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Why Is ISO 27001 Important? </h2>
<p>Adhering to ISO 27001&nbsp;demonstrates&nbsp;to everyone &ndash; auditors,&nbsp;customers&nbsp;and other stakeholders &ndash; that your organization understands the critical importance of IT security protection.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s&nbsp;also a global standard, which means compliance puts you in a better position to&nbsp;operate&nbsp;and provide a secure experience no matter how your organization chooses to expand. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>For some customers, particularly those in regulated industries such as financial services, ISO 27001 compliance could be a requirement to bidding on contracts or providing services. It could also be a way to set your organization apart from others&nbsp;that compete within the same industry but&nbsp;haven&rsquo;t&nbsp;achieved certification.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>The significance of information security </h3>
<p>Protecting the data that gets collected, stored,&nbsp;managed&nbsp;and shared through IT platforms and applications has always been a key organizational responsibility.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;the significance of information security is arguably becoming even bigger as more organizations and even consumers shift towards using digital tools and processes on an everyday basis.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Many of us now use digital channels for shopping, managing our health-care information, accessing government services and much more. Digital infrastructure also supports the way businesses connect and manage global supply chains.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Cybercriminals, meanwhile, are becoming ever more sophisticated in how they take advantage of the tools at their disposal, including artificial intelligence (AI) to steal data. The malware attacks that happen today, for example, can be conducted with more stealth and do far more damage than even a few years ago.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>The role of ISO 27001 in protecting sensitive data </h3>
<p>Based on the ever-evolving nature of cyber threats, ISO 27001 makes it clear that organizations should&nbsp;take appropriate measures. These include stipulating who&nbsp;is authorized to&nbsp;access various information systems, and what kind of access they should have. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The standard also provides considerations around the use of encryption,&nbsp;advising organizations to&nbsp;think through how cryptography can support the confidentiality,&nbsp;integrity&nbsp;and authenticity of sensitive information.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Compliance with regulatory requirements&nbsp;</h3>
<p>Aligning with regulations such as GDPR and other data protection laws is&nbsp;a great way&nbsp;to build upon the framework ISO 27001 provides.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s&nbsp;a way of combining best practices in information protection with the latest legal developments that can affect&nbsp;your organization,&nbsp;customers&nbsp;and other stakeholders. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Requirements for ISO 27001 Certification &nbsp;</h2>
<p>Beyond&nbsp;establishing&nbsp;the scope that we went through earlier in this post, ISO 27001 certification requires organizations to assemble an internal team.&nbsp;This is to prove you&rsquo;re devoting an adequate level of resources to protecting information systems and improving your approach on&nbsp;a&nbsp;continuous basis.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>There will also be steps involving a gap analysis, then undergoing a series of tests and reviews from auditors to formally award certification under the standard.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Process for obtaining ISO 27001 certification </h3>
<p>After informing employees and other relevant stakeholders that&nbsp;you&rsquo;re&nbsp;going to pursue certification,&nbsp;you&rsquo;ll&nbsp;take an inventory of your existing data and IT assets. Then&nbsp;you&rsquo;ll&nbsp;develop an information security policy (or update any existing one) to formalize areas such as your organization&rsquo;s purpose and commitment to security. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>From there,&nbsp;you&rsquo;ll&nbsp;define your team&rsquo;s roles and responsibilities in terms of information management, conduct a risk analysis, set your security&nbsp;objectives&nbsp;and begin documenting your processes.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The certification looks at more than 90 different controls. These are divided into operational and physical controls, those that apply to people and technology controls.&nbsp;You&rsquo;ll&nbsp;also conduct a management review before&nbsp;submitting&nbsp;to an external audit. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Benefits of being ISO 27001 certified </h3>
<p>In addition to some of the benefits outlined earlier in this post, ISO 27001 certification means your organization is less likely to require frequent auditors by regulators,&nbsp;customers&nbsp;or others. It also encourages the kind of documentation that clarifies areas such as how employees should be trained to protect the information systems they use and the data&nbsp;they&rsquo;re&nbsp;allowed to access. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Maintaining compliance and continuous improvement </h3>
<p>Getting certified under the standard is far from a once-and-done kind of activity. In fact, continuous improvement is a key policy and asks organizations to not only spell out how&nbsp;they&rsquo;ll&nbsp;identify&nbsp;opportunities to improve but who will be responsible and the process of measuring the end results. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Implementing ISO 27001 </h2>
<p>If&nbsp;you&rsquo;ve&nbsp;already&nbsp;established&nbsp;your scope and are ready to put the standard into action, here is some advice on how the process should unfold. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Step-by-step guide to implementing ISO 27001 &nbsp;</h3>
<ol style="margin-left: 40px;">
    <li>The team&nbsp;you&rsquo;ve&nbsp;assembled should design the implementation plan with an eye to minimizing business disruption but also ensuring all policies under the standard are properly covered. Map out timelines,&nbsp;costs&nbsp;and other details.&nbsp;</li>
    <li>Conduct a risk assessment. Do your research to look at all the relevant forms of&nbsp;cyber attack&nbsp;your organization can face, how your current processes mitigate the risks and any gaps that need to be addressed.&nbsp;</li>
    <li>Develop your information security policy to close the gaps&nbsp;identified&nbsp;during your risk assessment. Get the policy signed off by senior leadership and/or the board of directors.&nbsp;</li>
    <li>Put a risk treatment plan in place that speaks to any and all of the information security controls that are relevant to your organization and complete what the ISO calls a Statement of Applicability to explain and justify the decisions you&rsquo;ve made.</li>
    <li>Conduct an internal audit. Depending on the result, you may need to make specific improvements and repeat this step until the auditor is satisfied.&nbsp;</li>
    <li>Connect with an accredited certification board and&nbsp;submit&nbsp;to any required external audit.&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
<h3>Identifying and assessing information security risks </h3>
<p>If your organization has already experienced some form of cyberattack,&nbsp;you&rsquo;ll&nbsp;already know some of the risks you face. Most organizations have been targeted by phishing schemes, for example, and this could be a good starting point to look at what kind of controls should be put in place to prevent a bad outcome.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>You can also assess risks by looking at relevant market research, getting insights from trusted third parties like vendors or&nbsp;consultants, or learning from industry associations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Developing an information security management system (ISMS) </h3>
<p>A solid ISMS has clear&nbsp;objectives&nbsp;and maps out all the relevant information sources. You should be able to clarify how information is collected, stored,&nbsp;managed&nbsp;and shared. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>There should also be measures in place to&nbsp;disseminate&nbsp;details and communicate how the system should work to employees and other third parties.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Finally, make sure you&nbsp;determine&nbsp;the right cadence for reviewing and testing your ISMS to prevent any part of it from becoming out of date or irrelevant.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h2>ISO 27001 vs. Other Information Security Standards </h2>
<p>Standards can become a confusing area, even to those who&nbsp;are responsible for&nbsp;implementing them. This section&nbsp;covers&nbsp;some answers to common questions. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Differences between ISO 27001 and ISO 27002 </h3>
<p>Despite what you might&nbsp;assume at first glance, ISO&nbsp;27001 and ISO 27002 are not distinct or competing standards. In fact, one builds off the other.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>While ISO 27001 covers international information security management, for example ISO 27002 is intended to supplement the former with a greater focus on the many controls an organization could implement. The most important thing to know (and it might come as a relief) is that only ISO standards that end with a &ldquo;1&rdquo; require certification, so you&nbsp;don&rsquo;t&nbsp;have to undergo another set of audits and tests to&nbsp;comply with&nbsp;ISO 27002.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Comparisons with other industry security standards </h3>
<p>ISO 27001&rsquo;s focus on information security means it is broader than those that focus solely on cybersecurity, such as the Cyber Essentials standard. It is also broader than those that are primarily used by a single industry, such as TISAX in the automotive sector. Some organizations also&nbsp;comply with&nbsp;SOC 2, but that one is based primarily on auditing procedures as developed by the accounting sector. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>ISO 27001 is highly regarded in part because of its emphasis on risk management and continuous improvement, as well as the fact it requires third-party validation in order to achieve certification.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Choosing the right standard for your organization </h3>
<p>ISO 27001 may not be right for every organization, and the same is true of other standards. A lot will depend on the scope of the information&nbsp;you&rsquo;re&nbsp;trying to secure, the resources you have in place to do so and the nature of risks you face. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h2>How LastPass Benefits Users and Keeps You ISO 27001 Compliant </h2>
<p>LastPass committed to ISO 27001 certification because&nbsp;it&rsquo;s&nbsp;just one more way to ensure that customers using its password manager and other features can feel confident their data is being protected with the risk approach to risk management and industry best practices. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Enforcement of testing efforts &nbsp;</h3>
<p>To reach ISO 27001 certification, LastPass updated policies that cover enforcing and documenting testing efforts during the change management flow and forming its own disaster recovery strategy.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Keeping information management secure </h3>
<p>Many LastPass features were designed with ISO 27001-level security in mind. This includes the ability to put sensitive information in&nbsp;an encrypted vault. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Internal audits </h3>
<p>LastPass believes in internal audits that provide a comprehensive look at core&nbsp;processes, technologies and other controls that can keep customer information safe.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Preventative actions </h3>
<p>One example of how LastPass is working to stay ahead of information security issues is a policy to conduct annual fail over testing, which can expose any vulnerabilities that may need to be addressed. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h3>Continuous improvements </h3>
<p>LastPass documents its efforts at continuous improvements under ISO 27001 through the Compliance&nbsp;Center and&nbsp;is always ready to discuss its approach to privacy and data handling practices with regulators and customers alike.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Choose&nbsp;the first password manager to earn ISO 27001 certification:&nbsp;<a href="https://lastpass.com/enterprise_trial.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Start your LastPass trial</a> today.&nbsp;</p>

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