Passwords stories - Page 9

​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.

Identity authentication provider Trusona is extending its reach beyond the US and into the Asia Pacific region, with a new office in Tokyo, Japan.

The alert from Centrify come as the Sabre Corp data breach continues to claim victims around the world, with Trump Hotels the latest announced.

Macs in the enterprise are prone to careless administrative account maintenance and passwords are being shared further than they should be.

Dropbox hopes the updates will give admin stronger user controls and increased visibility into their teams' Dropbox usage.

Less than half of internet sites support HTTPS, despite it being a 'must have' for all businesses, a new survey has found.

Password re-use across businesses is a major cause of cyber breaches, according to a new report from Digital Shadows.

SailPoint's Market Pulse Survey highlights contractors and unstructured data as major security risks for enterprises.

If you use starwars100 as any of your passwords, now might be a good time to have a look at how strong your passwords actually are.

WordPress, the most popular and most used content management system, is also a great tool for businesses and individuals.

Microsoft has launched 'phone sign-in' specifically for Microsoft accounts on Android and iOS - but what about Windows Phones?.

The humble password is still creating headaches for internet users across the world – and many people are still making bad password decisions.

At least 15% of home routers in the UK are unsecure, with weak passwords and software vulnerabilities, according to research by ESET.

It seems that for every work device you use, you have a personal alternative. But this means having twice as many gadgets & security concerns.

Weak, default or stolen passwords are responsible for 63% of data breaches, warns Centrify's David McNeely. Time to rethink security is crucial.

Change your password now and make it strong. That's the advice from Symantec after Mark Zuckerberg was the latest victim of a password leak.

Last week played host to World Password Day and there couldn't be a better time to make sure your passwords are fresh and up-to-date.

ESET has officially announced a new version of its secure, mobile-based two-factor authentication system, ESA 2.4.