Passwords stories

As people and enterprises put their trust in password managers to secure their accounts, even well-built password managers can be fatally flawed.>>

"Clearly there’s a gap between consumer and business expectations. Consumers want to use digital services, but if the login process is clunky or frustrating, they will take their businesses elsewhere.">>

Jingles. Bubbles. Arlo. Frankie. Buttercup. They're all terrible password choices.>>

Although passwordless authentication options are gaining prominence, there's a reason why we're still using passwords 60 years after their inception: they're effective. >>

The most popular passwords of 2020 were easy-to-guess number combinations, such as 123456, the word password, qwerty, iloveyou, and other uncomplicated options.>>

The acquisition will add Symphonic’s dynamic authorisation platform to Ping Identity’s portfolio.>>

The average user has about 25% more passwords compared to earlier this year.>>

Interestingly, usernames one would think might be quite common, such as admin or user, did not make the list of the 200 most popular usernames.>>

Research has identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers.>>

There are pressures to stay trading, but it is imperative to ensure that actions taken now don’t encourage security disasters in the future.>>

The real cause of most attacks is not biometrics itself, but the storage of biometrics data in a centralised database.>>

Organisations should rebuild, re-prioritise and re-assess their current security programs, with the ultimate goal of enhancing threat response. >>

83% of internet users think up their own passwords, while 54% say they are unaware about how to check if any of their credentials have already been leaked, according to new research from Kaspersky.>>

"With open authentication standards, like WebAuthn and FIDO2, a passwordless future is attainable.">>

rsenal, Star Wars and Eminem all featured in the top 300 most hacked passwords last year.>>

91% of people know that using an identical password on multiple accounts is risky, yet 66% continue to do so anyway, according to a survey from LastPass.>>

Recently released research has found about one in three of online purchases are abandoned at checkout because people cannot remember their password to access their account and confirm their purchase.>>

Two of five password managers tested by researchers from the University of York were fooled by a fake app into giving away a password.>>

NordPass has launched new features for PCs and mobiles, including the ability to share passwords, as well as new mobile features and native apps.>>

Privileged access management solutions provider Thycotic has published key highlights from 2019 for its work in cloud-based PAM.>>

New research highlights the continuing issue of weak passwords, revealing that 30% of ransomware infections in 2019 were due to passwords.>>

"Excitement has been building for Disney+ and while it's in limited release, people will seek out alternative means to use the platform.">>

The report found that while more businesses are investing in security measures like multi-factor authentication (MFA), employees still have poor password habits.>>

Data from the report reveals IT professionals overwhelmingly (82%) agree that poor identity practices have exposed their business to risks.>>