When customers forget their passwords, business suffers
A lot of money goes unspent in the online world for a simple reason: Shoppers can't remember their passwords.
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Jun 20, 2017
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News tagged with passwords
Hackers break into centralized password manager OneLogin
Hackers have gained access to OneLogin, an online password manager that offers a single sign-on to multiple websites and services.
Security
Jun 2, 2017
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Hackers steal 17 million users' data from Indian restaurant app Zomato
India's largest restaurant and food delivery app Zomato announced Thursday that the data of 17 million users had been stolen from its database, including names, email addresses and protected passwords.
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May 18, 2017
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Researchers unveil new password meter that will change how users make passwords
One of the most popular passwords in 2016 was "qwertyuiop," even though most password meters will tell you how weak that is. The problem is no existing meters offer any good advice to make it better—until now.
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May 8, 2017
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Could a doodle replace your password?
Nearly 80 percent of Americans own a smartphone, and a growing proportion of them use smartphones for internet access, not just when they're on the go. This leads to people storing considerable amounts of personal and private ...
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May 4, 2017
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Online security won't improve until companies stop passing the buck to the customer
It's normally in the final seconds of a TV or radio interview that security experts get asked for advice for the general public – something simple, unambiguous, and universally applicable. It's a fair question, and what ...
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May 4, 2017
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Why we choose terrible passwords, and how to fix them
The first Thursday in May is World Password Day, but don't buy a cake or send cards. Computer chip maker Intel created the event as an annual reminder that, for most of us, our password habits are nothing to celebrate. Instead, ...
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May 2, 2017
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Resetting your Apple ID password can sometimes be tricky
I got a call from my mother-in-law this week. She usually doesn't call me directly unless she has a technology problem, and this time, it was a good one.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 22, 2017
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Scientists identify neural basis for parasitic cowbird's secret password
If you are raised by other species, then how do you know who you are? Although heterospecific foster parents rear brood parasitic brown-headed cowbird chicks, juvenile cowbirds readily recognize and affiliate with other cowbirds. ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2017
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Hacker group releases password to alleged NSA files
A secretive group that published a trove of hacking tools allegedly used by U.S. spies has released a password that it says can unlock related files.
Security
Apr 9, 2017
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