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Why users choose the obvious for computer passwords
In an extraordinary act of banality and predictability, business users have made "Password1" the No. 1 password used to log into computers. This is where poor enterprise security practices start, but
Computer passwords never were very secure
Password management remains an oddly thorny challenge, with businesses commonly foiled by poor user practices and other frailties of human nature. Why is the computer password such a perennial trial?
Mozilla tackles identity management
Mozilla plans to launch a mobile web operating system and an app store in the coming weeks and months, according to a Jan. 13 blog post . But the success of future developments may depend on users'
Analysis of Stratfor breach reveals weak passwords
A copy of the data stolen from Stratfor and published on the Internet was obtained by The Tech Herald, which examined the 860,160 password hashes that were among the leaked data. Unfortunately, what
Hashed passwords offers inadequate protection from hackers
Researchers have warned against relying exclusively on cryptographic hashes of user passwords, given how cyber attackers have access to tools that greatly aid them in cracking these passwords. As
Symantec: Enterprises failing to manage data encryption keys
A new report released by Symantec has concluded that solutions for the managing of crucial data encryption keys are lacking. The 2011 Enterprise Encryption Trends Survey report concluded that this is
Diceware solves the password conundrum
Poor password management is a perennial problem for enterprise IT. Nobody seems to have developed a good way to get users to come up with passwords that they can remember but computers can't easily
Amazingly true (and dumb) password practices
Cyber attacks are growing in sophistication and volume, and yet the latest techniques and malware aren't necessarily the ones to be the most feared. The age-old exploits and poor routine security
Survey: IT pros guilty of password shortcuts
One-quarter of IT professionals have known a co-worker who snooped into sensitive data using privileged credentials, a survey from identity management vendor Lieberman Software recently found. It
Google: Change your password twice a year
Never reuse your passwords, and change them twice a year. This is the advice dished out by Google ( NASDAQ: GOOG ) in an online security checklist put together by the company. Google also dispenses
