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With this year’s World Password Day upon us, it’s high time to take a good look at the critical infrastructure sector and the password-related security vulnerabilities that are in dire need of an update. While modern utility systems become increasingl… Continue reading Passwords a Threat to Public Infrastructure
Apparently, someone put World Password Day (May 2) just before Star Wars Day (May 4) and while the most hotly anticipated final season on TV is airing (“Game of Thrones”). This seems inconvenient and ill-timed, which suits passwords rather… Continue reading Passwords: A Game of Pwns – A Hash of Kings
Yeah, yeah, yeah… we really ought to get around to picking proper passwords for everything – and here’s why! Continue reading World Password Day – what (NOT!) to do
Cheap Android smartphones sold on Amazon have been sending customers’ full text messages to a Chinese server, ski lifts are found to be the latest devices left open to abuse by hackers, and we remind you why password managers are a good idea on World P… Continue reading Smashing Security #076: Spying phones, hacked ski lifts, and World Password Day
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 1st of May to the 7th. We touched on topics like Mac malware, OWASP, and password management.
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| People have to remember an average of 27 different passwords today—and they need to be long, not obvious, have special characters, and you can’t write them down. We’re here to tell you: stop doing that. Here’s how you can protect your data and your sanity without having to remember all those passwords.
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