FBI on Passwords: Don’t Use Hints, Go for Passphrases

FBI on Passwords: Don’t Use Hints, Go for Passphrases

FBI offers advice on how to choose stronger passwords

Nearly 8 in 10 Users Forget Their Passwords and Require a Reset

Nearly 8 in 10 Users Forget Their Passwords and Require a Reset

And 35% of them also keep digital or physical password lists

Multi-factor Authentication Used by 45% of Businesses Reports LastPass

Multi-factor Authentication Used by 45% of Businesses Reports LastPass

Only 3% of companies with 10,000 employees or more use MFA

Over 65.3M LinkedIn Users Have Weak Passwords, the Rest Can Be Easily Cracked

Over 65.3M LinkedIn Users Have Weak Passwords, the Rest Can Be Easily Cracked

Researchers worked on the leaked trove of LinkedIn passwords and discovered most of them were very weak

Study: Americans Are Bad at Protecting Themselves Online

Study: Americans Are Bad at Protecting Themselves Online

They believe online security is important, but fail to do much about protecting their various accounts

Twitter Buys Password Security Startup Mitro

Twitter Buys Password Security Startup Mitro

The EFF will help Mitro during the transition to a sustainable, community-run project

  • Security
  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 16th, 2009
Large User Database Analysis Reveals Interesting Password Habits

Large User Database Analysis Reveals Interesting Password Habits

A big percentage of people are using easy-to-guess passwords

Email Hack Exposes U.S. Governor's Extramarital Affair

Email Hack Exposes U.S. Governor's Extramarital Affair

Mistress claims emails were leaked after her Hotmail account was compromised

MD5 Passwords Encryption

MD5 Passwords Encryption

Methods to reset login password for WordPress