Force Strong Passwords on Users to Improve WordPress Security

It is impossible to ignore security when it comes to managing WordPress sites and blogs. In fact many business site administrators choose a secure WordPress web host for their sites. On top of that, they install a WordPress firewall plugin or service, … Continue reading Force Strong Passwords on Users to Improve WordPress Security

Firefox Monitor starts tracking breached email addresses

Mozilla has formally launched Firefox Monitor, a privacy-engineered website that hooks up to Troy Hunt’s Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) breach notification database. Continue reading Firefox Monitor starts tracking breached email addresses

Fetish app put users’ identities at risk with plain-text passwords

Whiplr, a naughty, naughty little app, has now secured passwords with “one-way encryption” and is “adding more security measures”. Continue reading Fetish app put users’ identities at risk with plain-text passwords

In the Age of the Data Breach, Why Do We Still Use Bad Passwords?

Today, the average internet user has approximately 130 online accounts registered to their email address, and that number is expected to reach more than 200 in the next two years. This excess of accounts helps consumers digitally manage all kinds of e… Continue reading In the Age of the Data Breach, Why Do We Still Use Bad Passwords?

Identity Security Tool

According to a recent report from Verizon, 81% of breaches are a result of stolen and/or weak passwords. That’s a staggering number and one that has only been increasing over the years. Traditionally, IT admins were focused on protecting the peri… Continue reading Identity Security Tool

10 Best Practices to Secure and Protect Passwords

This year, Verizon outlined in its annual Data Breach Investigations Report that 81 percent of hacking-related data breaches involved either stolen or weak passwords. This means that password protection is a real pain in the neck for security officers … Continue reading 10 Best Practices to Secure and Protect Passwords

89% of top travel websites fail to protect your security

Researchers have put big-name travel and booking sites to the test to see how their security practices fare against other online services. If the results are anything to go by, we should all take extra precautions to secure our personal data when booki… Continue reading 89% of top travel websites fail to protect your security

Finland’s 3rd Largest Data Breach Exposes 130,000 Users’ Plaintext Passwords

Over 130,000 Finnish citizens have had their credentials compromised in what appears to be third largest data breach ever faced by the country, local media reports.

Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority (FICORA) is warning users of a large-scale… Continue reading Finland’s 3rd Largest Data Breach Exposes 130,000 Users’ Plaintext Passwords