passwords
Snowden social-engineered co-workers to share their passwords
The revelations stemming from the documents exfiltrated by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden have changed the way we look at many things, but the details that have been …
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 …
Most young adults not interested in a cybersecurity career
While U.S. government officials find the current pipeline for cybersecurity talent to be lacking, 82 percent of U.S. millennials say no high school teacher or guidance …
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 …
How to social engineer a social network
Social engineering has for a while now been cyber attackers’ best bet to enter systems and compromise accounts when actual hacking doesn’t work, or when they …
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 …
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 …