passwords
Cain & Abel 4.9.43 released
Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft operating systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted …
Steam server attackers grabbed passwords, credit card data
As Bethesda Software was preparing to release Skyrim, the latest installment of its mega popular Elder Scrolls series, news that the forum of Steam, the online …
180,000 Swedes at risk following password-hacking spree
Registered members of around 60 popular Swedish websites are in danger of having their stolen login credentials misused by cyber crooks in the wake of the biggest ever …
Beware of bogus Gmail Hacker software
Hacking into someone’s mail account can be easy if the person chose an easily guessable password, but could be nigh impossible to brute force it if it’s long and …
Password misuse at root of hacking
48 percent of IT security professionals surveyed have worked for organizations whose network has been breached by a hacker, according to Lieberman Software. The survey paints …
Smartphone users choose convenience over security
In a revealing survey of smartphone and tablet users, the majority polled admit to not password protecting their mobile devices despite keeping them logged in to sensitive …
Browser companies react to BEAST attack
As Juliano Rizzo and Thai Duong have demonstrated on Friday, the SSL/TLS encryption used by the great majority of websites has been cracked. Their BEAST (Browser Exploit …
SplashID Enterprise: Centralized control of password administration
SplashData announced SplashID Enterprise 2.0, featuring updated Windows and Mac OS X clients, new mobile apps and a web-based application that enable enterprise users to …
KillSwitch technology catches brute-force attacks
Confident KillSwitch is an authentication technology that can identify and proactively defend against brute force attacks on account logins, password reset processes, …
Facebook releases official Security Guide
Tired of having to explain to friends and family about the dangers lurking on Facebook? The social network has released an official Guide to Facebook Security, so share the …
Cain & Abel 4.9.42 released
Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft operating systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted …
Citigroup suffers second data breach in four months
Less than four months after the breach that affected some 200,000 Citigroup customers comes the news that the personal data of 92,000 Citi Cards Japan users has been …