passwords

Free WordPress plugin for a password-free login

September 24, 2015

Nearly 25 percent of the Internet runs on WordPress, and now these sites can be more secure thanks to a free WordPress plugin available from LaunchKey.The plugin enables …

Android 5 bug allows attackers to easily unlock password-protected devices

September 16, 2015

If you own a mobile device running any Android 5 version but the very last (v5.1.1) and you use a password to lock your device, you will want to update your OS or switch to a …

Do conventional security measures negatively impact productivity?

September 11, 2015

91 percent of business respondents reported that their productivity is negatively impacted by security measures their employer has put in place, according to Dell. However, if …

Ashley Madison developers not big on security

September 8, 2015

Just a ten minutes long browsing session of the leaked Ashley Madison source code revealed to infosec consultant Gabor Szathmari a number of security mistakes that have likely …

Hacker had access to sensitive info about Firefox bugs for over a year

September 7, 2015

Mozilla has announced on Friday that an attacker managed to access security-sensitive information about a considerable number of (at the time) unpatched Firefox …

Unsurprisingly, most would support eliminating passwords

August 27, 2015

Password-based authentication is no longer capable of meeting the demands of modern information security, according to LaunchKey. An overwhelming 84% of respondents would …

Average financial services company uses 1,004 cloud applications

August 25, 2015

Skyhigh Networks analyzed cloud adoption in the financial services industry.The average financial services company uses 1,004 cloud services, which comes as a surprise to many …

Keep your site more secure with WordPress 4.3

August 19, 2015

WordPress 4.3, named Billie in honor of jazz singer Billie Holiday, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard.The new version enables you to keep your …

Chrome extension thwarts user profiling based on typing behavior

July 28, 2015

The problems with passwords have already been well documented, and the main problem with static biometrics (“something you are”: fingerprints, retina patterns, …

How experts stay safe online and what non-experts can learn from them

July 23, 2015

Google researchers have asked 231 security experts and 294 web-users who aren’t security experts about their security best practices, and the list of top ones for each group …

Passwords are not treated as critical to security

July 22, 2015

Considering the cyber world we live in, it’s time to ask whether passwords can still be considered a reliable security component – and if so, how should they be used? Look no …

Apple to introduce two-factor authentication option in iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan

July 10, 2015

Starting with OS X 10.11 (“El Capitan”) and iOS 9, Apple will introduce a two-factor authentication option that will replace the current two-step verification …