A professor at Utah Valley University analyzed the leaked password hashes stolen by Anonymous from security firm Stratfor and determined even their security minded customers choose weak passwords. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Stratfor breach shows that passwords are weak, says Utah Valley
At Utah Valley University, 120 computers are now working to decode encrypted passwords revealed by the hack of Stratfor Global Intelligence, one of the most significant data breaches of last year. After the breach occurred over Christmas, the Utah researchers launched a project to study what kind of passwords people…
The FBI Releases a List of Common Passwords
This report, which is based upon information from law enforcement and complaints submitted to the IC3, details recent cyber crime trends, new twists to previously-existing cyber scams, and announcements. Popular Passwords An Internet site who manages passwords recently posted an article pertaining to the lack of secure passwords being utilized…
Passwords: Be creative
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Hackers post UN staffer user names, passwords (AP)
AP – A hackers group calling itself “Team Poison” has posted what it says are the user names and passwords of more than 100 United Nations staffers’ email accounts it pulled from a U.N. computer server. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber…
Doomed by default passwords
Recent hacks reveal that admins and vendors have fallen behind on protecting legacy systems Follow @rogeragrimes Many years ago, I was hired to penetration-test a customer’s IBM AS/400 system, and the system administrator admonished me for even trying. “AS/400s aren’t like cheap and insecure little PC systems,” he argued. “They’re…
25 worst passwords of 2011 revealed
The most common passwords of 2011 — obviously ones you should avoid using — range from the simple “password” and “123456,” to “football” and “michael,” data posted by hackers reveals. View full post on lulzsec hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
The worst passwords of 2011
Internet users never learn. No matter how many times we hear about obvious, hackable passwords, people keep using them. And the situation doesn’t seem to be getting better. Below is a list of the 25 worst passwords of 2011, compiled by SplashData. The security software developer generated the list from…
ProtectMyID: Limit cookies: By tracking your web activity, a cookie may have info about your passwords and #creditcard numbers. #101tips
ProtectMyID: Limit cookies: By tracking your web activity, a cookie may have info about your passwords and #creditcard numbers. #101tips View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
Do not allow Internet Explorer to store passwords for you
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