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Report: Password Controls Actually Increase Crackability
Security firm finds that common password control methods mean half of all passwords now only follow a dozen common patterns
Insecure Passwords Or Insecure People?
Richard Walters, GM & VP of Identity and Access Management at Intermedia, discusses the best way to manage passwords
LinkedIn Settles Password Theft Lawsuit
LinkedIn pays nearly £1m to settle legal fight after security breach compromised 6.5 million user passwords
US Military Develops Invisible Biometric ‘Passwords’
The end of traditional biometric and password security? US Military signs deal for new ID verification system
‘Skeleton Key’ Malware Discovered By Dell Researchers
Brand new "Skeleton Key" malware can bypass the authentication on Active Directory systems
Will Your Colleagues Screw Up Your Company’s Network This Christmas?
BalaBit survey reveals security shortcuts taken by 'privileged users' during the festive season
Mastercard – We’re Killing Off The Password
Payments company says the end is nigh for password authentication thanks to updated 3DS 2.0 protocol
Forgetting Passwords Is Now The Most Annoying Habit For Brits
More than one in three of us have admit to being locked out of accounts due to not remembering the password
Google Denies Hack After 5 Million Gmail Password Leak
The account details of 5 million Gmail users have been 'dumped' online, but Google denies it was hacked
Verizon Touts QR Code Login As Password Replacement
The end of passwords and usernames for authentication? Quite possibly, at least according to Verizon
Twitter ‘Accidentally Changes Users’ Passwords’
Emails were sent out mistakenly telling Twitter users to change their passwords
Microsoft Turns On Multifactor Authentication For Office 365
To minimise the risk of breaches, Microsoft turns on multifactor authentication for the user base of Office 365
Yahoo Mail Passwords Breached In ‘Co-ordinated Attack’
Yahoo admits its Yahoo Mail service was breached by a co-ordinated attack using passwords gathered from elsewhere
Don’t Blame Users For Poor Passwords
'123456' may be a crap password, but Sean Michael Kerner says the blame lies with the security systems that allow it, and rely on passwords in the first place
‘123456’ Beats ‘Password’ As Most-Used Password
In this year's list of the Internet's most popular passwords, "123456" has displaced the previous leader "password"
JPMorgan Warns 465,000 Of Data Breach
Banking giant JPMorgan says a lot of its UCard customers could have had their details taken
How An Adobe Flaw Let Anonymous Into The FBI
Adobe users' passwords were stolen and the FBI got hit. Sean Michael Kerner smells password reuse
Snowden’s Wake-Up Call On Password Management
To avoid what Edward Snowden did to the NSA, adopt Wayne Rash's password management tips
Password Reuse Risk After LivingSocial Breach
Security experts are warning users about the dangers of password reuse after the LivingSocial database breach
Password Security Remains Consumer Bugbear
A survey has found ongoing consumer unhappiness, distrust and impatience with online passwords
Evernote Resets All Passwords Following A Security Breach
50 million accounts need new passwords, but Evernote says no content had been compromised
Weak Passwords To Be Major Security Risk In 2013
Two security firms predict that targeted attacks and weak passwords will be the security issues to watch in 2013
Tesco Password Security Fixed – But XSS Flaw Remains
No more plain text passwords? Every little security fix helps!
LinkedIn Apologises For Password Breach
Social network LinkedIn has provided more information on a security breach that affected roughly 6.5 million user passwords
Dating Website eHarmony Confirms Password Breach
Following hot on the heels of the LinkedIn password breach is the confirmation that eHarmony's customer passwords have also been compromised
LinkedIn: Keep Calm And Keep Connecting
LinkedIn may be a boring place with no secrets, but those passwords are important, says Peter Judge
Microsoft Pushes Quick Fix For Hotmail Password Reset Issue
Vulnerability allowed hackers to reset account passwords and lock the owner out using a Firefox add-on
Swedish App Cracks iPhone Passcode In Minutes
A new app is able to crack the password protection of Apple iPhones and Android devices within minutes
Google Has Been Testing A Secure QR Code Log-In Process
Google has completed a test that allowed smartphone users to log into their Google accounts by scanning a Quick Response code