The future of passwords and authentication

In this Help Net Security video, Michael Crandell, CEO of Bitwarden, discusses the future of passwords and authentication. Although interest in passwordless technology, which aims to eliminate the need for passwords, is relatively low, 65% of consumers… Continue reading The future of passwords and authentication

Can a bad guy ever get access to my gmail account using ONLY the 2fa app or ONLY the recovery phone (plus username)?

Let’s say X is a malicious person.

Let’s say I have a gmail account with a recovery phone and with 2fa
enabled. Let’s say X knows the username but not the password. X doesn’t have any other information or factors.

I’m pretty sure that X… Continue reading Can a bad guy ever get access to my gmail account using ONLY the 2fa app or ONLY the recovery phone (plus username)?

How to sync Windows password with current session after password reset? [migrated]

I am writing an application to do the following procedures automatically:

It resets (or change – I know the old password) Windows local Administrator password using net user Administrator *
After resetting Windows password, it encrypts a … Continue reading How to sync Windows password with current session after password reset? [migrated]