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Blocking compromised passwords from the Collection leaks
It all started with Collection #1, a monster breach dubbed as the biggest data dump in history with its 773 million unique email addresses, and 22 million unique passwords. …
Flawed password managers allow malware to steal passwords from computer memory
The most widely used password managers sport fundamental vulnerabilities that could allow malware to steal the master password or other passwords stored by the software …
Indicators of poor password hygiene exposed
The recovered compromised credentials and personally identifiable information (PII) as well as the identified trends in online security habits and the data criminals tend to …
Increased appetite for biometrics fueled by speed, security and convenience
The Biometric Consumer Sentiment Survey of more than 1,000 U.S. adults who have experience using biometrics to log into their accounts, reveals an increased appetite for the …
Email authentication use growing steadily in every industry sector
U.S. federal government agencies and many major enterprises have made significant strides to thwart the spread of fake emails, a major cybersecurity attack vector. But many …
Researchers reveal new privacy attack against 3G, 4G, and 5G mobile users
5G cellular mobile communications, when implemented, are expected to provide high bandwidth, low latency, energy savings, better connectivity, but security and privacy must …
How privacy and security concerns affect password practices
Yubico announced the results of the company’s 2019 State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, who surveyed 1,761 IT …
The most effective security strategies to guard sensitive information
Today’s enterprise IT infrastructures are not largely hosted in the public cloud, nor are they SaaS-based, with security being the single largest barrier when it comes to …
Is Privileged Access Management still a pain?
Every week seems to bring the story of a new customer data breach, but regardless of the individual details, the majority of incidents have one trait in common. The chances …
Worst password offenders of 2018 exposed
Kanye West is the worst password offender of 2018, according to Dashlane. When visiting the White House, the famous rapper was sprotted unlocking his iPhone with the passcode …
Researchers create AI that could spell the end for website security captchas
Researchers have created new artificial intelligence that could spell the end for one of the most widely used website security systems. The new algorithm, based on deep …
Key reasons holding back MFA adoption by mainframe customers
While 64 per cent of mainframers are aware that multi-factor authentication (MFA) is now available to control access to mainframe applications, only 20 per cent acknowledge …
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