--- title: "Q&A: Protecting Against Password Theft" description: Password theft is a very scary, but real occurance. Did you know that 80% of all breaches come from a compromised password? With hackers taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, they have ramped up their attacks. image: https://mk.blackhawk11.com/hubfs/bhd%20Featured%20Image%20(18).jpg --- [Skip to content](https://mk.blackhawk11.com/blog/blackhawk-data-engineer-q-a-protecting-your-organization-from-password-theft#main-content) # BlackHawk Data Engineer Q&A: Protecting Your Organization from Password Theft [Maryann Pagano](https://mk.blackhawk11.com/blog/author/maryann-pagano) May 18, 2020, 1:27:27 PM ![](https://mk.blackhawk11.com/hubfs/bhd%20Featured%20Image%20(18).jpg) *Our customers have come to us with a lot of questions, regarding cybersecurity and their remote workforce. In this 4-part series, **Jason Caparoso, BlackHawk Data’s President and Chief Technology Officer,** shares his insights and knowledge to help you safeguard your business, no matter where you are.*   Password theft is a very scary, but real occurance. Did you know that [80% of all breaches](https://enterprise.verizon.com/resources/reports/dbir/) come from a compromised password? With hackers taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis, they have [ramped up their attacks](https://www.blackhawk11.com/post/covid-19-creates-malicious-opportunities-for-hackers). Educating your employees on how to *not* fall prey to savvy hackers and keeping them informed of the company’s security policy is a key line in your defenses. But that’s not enough, you need the right security in place to cover all your bases.   ### **Question: H**ow do I protect my organization from password theft? **Answer: I** know what you’re thinking, “What if my user is one of the *lucky* ones to be the first to click the link and Cisco Umbrella *does not* have the domain blocked? Dual-factor or multi-factor authentication (MFA) comes to the rescue. MFA is an absolute must in today’s world. I use it for everything. Even my kids use it and they are only 5 and 7 so you know the deployment is pretty easy. I recommend [Cisco DUO](https://www.blackhawk11.com/solutions/collaboration/) for this. DUO is quick and easy to deploy with no required hardware and aligns with most secure remote access solutions, including VPN clients, remote access applications, and cloud-based services. If a user’s device is already infected, a typical MFA tool would allow them access on a comprised device. DUO provides device trust to determine the health of a device before allowing it to connect. It enforces a health check at every sign on, so if a device is deemed risky it will be denied even with the correct credentials. Again the same as Cisco Umbrella don’t take my word for it. Give it a test drive for a free [DUO trial](https://www.blackhawk11.com/solutions/collaboration/). And even better BlackHawk Data will deploy it for you at no cost! We like it that much. ***About Jason*** *An industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience in both network design and delivering expert-level solutions to clients, Jason supports a variety of industry-leading vendors, including Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, F5 and Microsoft, enabling him to effectively lead BlackHawk Data’s Solutions Architects, Service Delivery, and Managed Services teams.*   [Cisco Duo](https://mk.blackhawk11.com/blog/tag/cisco-duo) ## Related Posts ### [May 18, 2020, 1:27:04 PM Q&A: Preventing Security Breaches](https://mk.blackhawk11.com/blog/blackhawk-data-engineer-q-a-stopping-breaches-before-they-happen) ### [May 18, 2020, 1:27:27 PM Q&A: What, Why & How to Use a VPN](https://mk.blackhawk11.com/blog/blackhawk-data-engineer-q-a-the-what-how-and-why-to-use-a-vpn) ### [May 18, 2020, 1:27:04 PM Engineer Q&A: On-Prem & External Collaboration Security](https://mk.blackhawk11.com/blog/blackhawk-data-engineer-q-a-collaboration-security-on-prem-and-outside-the-firewall) ## Get in touch with us today. 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