Can't remember your password? No problem, banks say
Banks were the first to teach us that we couldn't live without passwords. Now they're showing us that we can.
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Jul 22, 2016
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News tagged with passwords
Securely resetting passwords
The number of passwords that each of us has to memorise is continuously on the increase. A password is easily forgotten. But watch out: if a new password is generated after the old one was lost, the information might be intercepted ...
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Jun 23, 2016
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Should you worry about 32 million hacked Twitter passwords?
Yet another security outfit is reporting that millions of stolen passwords—this time, for Twitter accounts—are floating around the dark side of the internet. Should you be worried?
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Jun 9, 2016
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Zuckerberg hacking serves as reminder to change passwords
Mark Zuckerberg can be hacked and so can you.
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Jun 6, 2016
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There must be smarter security than a ban on 'dumb' passwords
In cyberspace we are facing password fatigue, caused by having to recall (seemingly) endless streams of (apparently) unrelated numbers and letters at odd times.
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Jun 2, 2016
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LinkedIn confirms 2012 hack exposed 117M user passwords
LinkedIn said Wednesday that a 2012 breach resulted in more than 100 million of its users' passwords being compromised—vastly more than previously thought.
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May 18, 2016
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Phoney protection for passwords
Corporate data breaches seem to be on the rise, rarely a week passes without a company revealing that its database has been hacked and regrettably usernames, passwords, credit card details and its customers' personal information ...
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May 4, 2016
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Making and breaking passwords
The issue of choosing a good password is still key for cyber security because users tend to pick passwords that are easy to remember rather than secure. So what are the key attributes of a good password?
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Mar 24, 2016
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Student develops fingerprint-based authentication app
Having trouble remembering all your online passwords? You're not alone. A recent study by identity management firm Centrify found that the average person has at least 19 online passwords, and that 25 percent of users forget ...
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Mar 3, 2016
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Researchers devise method to safely share password data
An unfortunate reality for cybersecurity researchers is that real-world data for their research too often comes via a security breach. Now computer scientists have devised a way to let organizations share statistics about ...
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Feb 22, 2016
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