G Suite Adds Advanced Password Controls

G Suite Adds Advanced Password Controls

Admins can now force users to use strong passwords

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 24th, 2018
RCN Stores Customer Passwords in Plain Text

RCN Stores Customer Passwords in Plain Text

Report by customer who had the password read over the phone

  • Security
  • By Sergiu Gatlan
  • September 12th, 2018
Report Finds Government and Military Employees Use Weak Passwords

Report Finds Government and Military Employees Use Weak Passwords

"password" and "123456" among most popular choices

Twitter Urges Users to Change Their Passwords After Discovering an Internal Bug

Twitter Urges Users to Change Their Passwords After Discovering an Internal Bug

The bug exposed millions of passwords in plain text

  • Mac
  • By Marius Nestor
  • January 10th, 2018
Security Flaw in macOS 10.13 Lets App Store Preferences Access with Any Password <em>Updated</em>

Security Flaw in macOS 10.13 Lets App Store Preferences Access with Any Password Updated

Anyone can access the App Store preferences on your Mac

  • Security
  • By Marius Nestor
  • September 25th, 2017
macOS High Sierra Zero-Day Exploit Puts Users' Stored Keychain Passwords at Risk

macOS High Sierra Zero-Day Exploit Puts Users' Stored Keychain Passwords at Risk

Apple is yet to patch the security flaw in macOS 10.13

“Love,” “Girl,” and “Angel” Are the Most Commonly Used Words for Passwords

“Love,” “Girl,” and “Angel” Are the Most Commonly Used Words for Passwords

Study shows users still stick to shockingly easy to guess passwords, but at least, they're no longer using "123456"

More than 50 Percent of Users Got Hacked in the Last 12 Months - Study

More than 50 Percent of Users Got Hacked in the Last 12 Months - Study

TeleSign research reveals worrying password facts

Canadian Police Lobbies for Law That Would Force People to Reveal Passwords

Canadian Police Lobbies for Law That Would Force People to Reveal Passwords

RCMP officials claim they need a way to criminalize acts of intentional withholding of critical case data

Two Vulnerabilities Affect LastPass, Both Allow Full Password Compromise

Two Vulnerabilities Affect LastPass, Both Allow Full Password Compromise

LastPass fixed one, is currently fixing the second

Older People Use More Complex Passwords than Tech-Savvy Millennials

Older People Use More Complex Passwords than Tech-Savvy Millennials

Your grandparents can teach you about using proper passwords

Top Passwords from the LinkedIn Data Breach

Top Passwords from the LinkedIn Data Breach

The 117 million LinkedIn passwords have been cracked

These Are the Top Usernames and Passwords Attackers Use When Hacking Your Server

These Are the Top Usernames and Passwords Attackers Use When Hacking Your Server

Most hackers think servers are protected by the password "x"

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • January 19th, 2016
The Worst Passwords of 2015

The Worst Passwords of 2015

123456 leads the ranking, yet again, as in 2014

What to Do If You Forgot Your Apple Watch's Passcode

What to Do If You Forgot Your Apple Watch's Passcode

Get out of a tight spot in just a few simple steps

Top 20 Ashley Madison Passwords

Top 20 Ashley Madison Passwords

And they're all as terrible as you'd think they are

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 3rd, 2015
Attackers Can Steal Passwords from the Mac Keychain via Email or SMS

Attackers Can Steal Passwords from the Mac Keychain via Email or SMS

Attackers can gain access to passwords by faking user clicks on the Mac Keychain access confirmation window

 
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