Collaborate Disseminate
Let’s assume that I have chosen a password X which is both hard to guess and easy to remember.
I have the feeling that instead of using X for, say, Gmail, Stackoverflow, Ebay, … I could use gX, sX, eX, … respectively – and thereby eas… Continue reading Should my password contain part of the service’s name?
From the Password Check FAQ:
"To check your credentials, Chrome first encrypts your username and password. Then it sends the encrypted credentials to Google for comparison against an encrypted list of known breached data. If Chrome d… Continue reading Can Google not obtain our passwords from Chrome’s "password check" service? [closed]
This "correct horse battery staple" XKCD comic #936 was a topic discussed here already. However, I saw no one suggesting combining the second method of using dictionary words with an "injection" of extra non-alphabetic … Continue reading XKCD #936 Why not both?
In this Help Net Security video, Bassam Al-Khalidi, co-CEO of Axiad, discusses the results of Axiad’s recent State of Authentication Survey. Key findings from the survey revealed: – 39% indicated phishing is the most feared cyberattack, while 49%… Continue reading Breaking down the state of authentication
LastPass alerted users of its password manager that they will now be required to use a master password with 12 or more characters.
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Apple provided the capability of using TOTP within iOS itself and I noticed there was a section for Use a verification code on a website or in an app which bypasses the QR Code.
My question is whether that the setup key in the setup verifi… Continue reading Are Apple TOTP verification codes the HOTP secret?
A significant number of popular websites still allow users to choose weak or even single-character passwords, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found. Websites’ lax creation policies for passwords The researchers used an automat… Continue reading Many popular websites still cling to password creation policies from 1985
Since 2FA exploits are increasing, and most end-users are hellbent on using the least secure passwords available, are biometrics the only real security left?
33% of Americans have used a sports-related term in a password, according to Bitwarden. Those who have are twice as likely to have used one inspired by a professional sports team (46%) versus a college sports team (22%). 49% of Americans aged 18-34 hav… Continue reading Love for sports could lead to poor password practices
This is a close matchup for If someone knows your wifi password can they hack your router?
I gave someone my general (not the guest-specific) wifi password, but they flew home to another continent. My partner is concerned about whether th… Continue reading If someone knows your wifi password AND is out of wifi range, does it present any particular risks?