Passwords stories
Google to address app monitoring of network activity in upcoming Android P, says NordVPN. Users urged to use VPN for online privacy.
More than 330 million Twitter users are being urged to change their passwords after an internal system glitch caused the passwords to be exposed.
What's in a password? A lot, actually. Your passwords are the gateway to you and your company's most important documents and assets.
Microsoft hails the death of passwords. What are other security experts saying? Comments from Malwarebytes, CyberArk, Vault Systems, ESET & SailPoint.
Centrify urges the end of passwords, citing their ineffectiveness and the rise of smarter security measures like two-factor authentication and biometrics.
91% of the 2000 respondents know that using the same password for multiple accounts is a security risk, but 59% continue to do it anyway.
Passwords have long been the primary method of authentication, but they're not secure. So what's the solution? Machine learning and automation.
Barracuda Networks is tracking a potentially dangerous 'URL file outbreak' that distribute the Quant Loader Trojan.
Of course, identity theft isn't a purely online phenomenon. Criminals can use details found in the post or from discarded documents.
Barracuda warns of a 'booming black market' for stolen passwords as cybercriminals increasingly use phishing emails to distribute malware.
Millennials are moving beyond the world of passwords and quickly embracing biometrics, leaving the older generations to continue using passwords.
Okta's 2018 Businesses @ Work report, which found that seven of the 15 fastest-growing apps are security tools or have security use cases.
Asia Pacific organisations admit that employee behaviour and IT policy don't match up, particularly when it comes to passwords.
Bitglass has released the findings from its newest research, 'BYOD and Identity', which are alarming to say the least.
ESET's Nick FitzGerald discusses the enduring relevance of passwords, advocating for long, memorable phrases to enhance security without regular changes.
In just the last few weeks we've had three major breaches go public, and experts say this one could have been easily prevented.
More than 320 million compromised passwords are freely available online, warns Troy Hunt, who urges users to verify password safety on haveibeenpwned.com.
Old-school flaws expose firms to cyber peril, study finds 60% of web app threats tied to basic weaknesses in scripting and security.
The hospitality sector is a frequently attacked target by cybercriminals - one of the most prominent has been attributed to a Russian group.
As NZ's Cyber Smart Week kicks off, CERT NZ urges businesses to start using password managers to combat the rising threat of compromised credentials.
