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Inkblots could solve problem of compromised passwords
Carnegie Mellon University computer scientists have developed a new password system that incorporates inkblots to provide an extra measure of protection when, as so often …
LastPass 3.0 comes with new design and features
Popular password manager LastPass has reached version 3.0. The new release features an updated, clean design across the LastPass browser addons, the iOS and Android mobile …
Smartphone users still unaware of identity theft threats
Four in ten (40%) smartphone users in the United States agree that they don’t understand cyber security well enough to know how to protect themselves, according to …
Video: Advanced password recovery and modern mitigation strategies
Think about all the passwords we use to access information every day. Whether it is email, social media, financial institutions or numerous other services, passwords have …
Evernote 2-step verification option now available to all users
Some four months after Evernote rolled out the 2-factor authentication feature for paying customers, the company has finally offered the option to the rest of its note-taking …
1Password 4 for Mac released
1Password, the most popular password manager for the Mac, has been updated today with the launch of version 4. Great news for Mac App Store customers as all of them will …
Video: Cracking corporate passwords
Cracking corporate passwords is different than cracking public MD5 leaks off of pastebin. Corporate passwords are not in the same formats you are used to, they require capital …
Set, manage and monitor privileged account security
CyberArk announced Master Policy, a new “policy engine’ that enables customers to set, manage and monitor privileged account security in a single interface. The …
Protect high-value transactions on iOS and Android
SecureKey introduced its enhanced cloud-based briidge.net Connect multi-factor authentication service. This latest version of briidge.net Connect incorporates the new …
Yahoo ID recycling scheme is potential security minefield
Yahoo’s recently announced email account / Yahoo ID recycling scheme was meant to free up inactive (and attractive) accounts so that they can be snapped up by another …
1Password 3.9.6: Manage passwords or die trying
While it is available for other platforms, 1Password is probably the most popular password manager for the Mac. It also integrates into your browser to make website logins …
Too long passwords can DoS some servers
The discovery of a vulnerability in popular open source web application framework Django has recently demonstrated that using a long password is not always the best thing to …
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