Passwords stories

“The best password is no password at all. Today’s threat actors are targeting the weakest point of your company’s security – your people." - Okta CEOMore

“Organisations need to invest further in strategies to ensure trust, transparency and choice are front and centre."More

“Apps can monitor network activity even without requesting any sensitive permissions."More

More than 330 million Twitter users are being urged to change their passwords after an internal system glitch caused the passwords to be exposed.More

What’s in a password? A lot, actually. Your passwords are the gateway to you and your company’s most important documents and assets.More

Microsoft hails the death of passwords. What are other security experts saying? Comments from Malwarebytes, CyberArk, Vault Systems, ESET & SailPoint.More

Centrify, a provider of Zero Trust Security are calling for the end of password protection.More

91% of the 2000 respondents know that using the same password for multiple accounts is a security risk, but 59% continue to do it anyway.More

Accounts were compromised because he re-used the password “dadada”. Six characters, all lowercase. If anyone should know better, it’s Zuckerberg.More

Barracuda Networks is tracking a potentially dangerous ‘URL file outbreak’ that distribute the Quant Loader Trojan.More

Of course, identity theft isn’t a purely online phenomenon. Criminals can use details found in the post or from discarded documents.More

“Attackers are attempting to encourage the recipient to open the attachment by using urgent language to make the message appear important."More

Millennials are moving beyond the world of passwords and quickly embracing biometrics, leaving the older generations to continue using passwords.More

Okta's 2018 Businesses @ Work report, which found that seven of the 15 fastest-growing apps are security tools or have security use cases.More

Asia Pacific organisations admit that employee behaviour and IT policy don’t match up, particularly when it comes to passwords.More

How do employees really use credentials in their day-to-day work? And what kind of threat do they pose?More

​Bitglass has released the findings from its newest research, ‘BYOD and Identity’, which are alarming to say the least.More

"So how long is ‘really long’? I recommend a minimum of twelve characters with mixed-cases and numbers or symbols. Even longer is better."More

​In just the last few weeks we’ve had three major breaches go public, and experts say this one could have been easily prevented.More

Right now there are more than 320 million compromised passwords, and they’re all available online.More

Companies are inundated with cybersecurity threats every day – but which are the most critical?More

The hospitality sector is a frequently attacked target by cybercriminals - one of the most prominent has been attributed to a Russian group.More

Identity authentication provider Trusona is extending its reach beyond the US and into the Asia Pacific region, with a new office in Tokyo, Japan.More

App developer Lookiimedia announced the release of Mycena, a new password management app for both Android and iOS devices.More