passwords
RSS passwordsPasswords at risk from Firefox, IE flaw
News Both the Mozilla Foundation's Firefox 2 and Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 web browsers are vulnerable to a flaw that could allow attackers to steal passwords. Dubbed a Reverse Cross Site Request vulnerability (RCSR) by... [23 Nov 2006]
Best of Reader Comments: Passwords
News After recent articles about passwords - see Security nightmare: How do you maintain 21 different passwords? http://www.silicon.com/a56760) and How clever are you with your passwords? I... [13 Dec 2002]
Passwords: Proof that all humans are dull
Comment It's official - most of us are really quite dull and unimaginative when it comes to passwords. Richard Hollis, managing director of security specialist Orthus suggests that approaching passwords the same... [27 May 2002]
Passwords: You're still not doing enough
News Users are still being careless with their passwords putting themselves and their employers at risk from hackers, according to a survey by online bank Egg. As well as making obvious choices such as partners' names and... [24 Jun 2002]
Passwords are not enough, experts claim
News A study published today by security consultancy Barron McCann found 92 per cent of IT managers interviewed said passwords provide the best protection against internal data thieves. Passwords were... [01 Dec 2000]
Passwords: How difficult can it be to get this right?
News Despite a welter of warnings in recent years it appears employees are still failing to engage their brains when it comes to the simplest of tasks - managing their passwords effectively. Recent findings show a staggering... [09 Mar 2005]
Trojan nasties raid passwords
News Two Trojan horses with distinctive traits have been flagged by security researchers: one that hijacks one-time-use passwords, and another that hides behind a rootkit. The Trojan is able to unearth... [27 Mar 2006]
MSDN Architecture Webcast: The Digital BlackBelt's Guide to Working With Web Application Passwords (Level 200)
White Paper This webcast examines best practices for establishing user credentials for forms authentication, and for managing and storing passwords securely. The presenter also describes methods one can use to prevent credential... [14 Apr 2007]
The Information Card Ecosystem: The Fundamental Leap From Cookies & Passwords to Cards & Selectors
White Paper The emergence of a long-awaited digital identity layer for the Internet means the evolution from an identity model based on one-dimensional cookies and passwords to a new model based on two-dimensional Information Cards. [13 Nov 2009]
In brief: Hotmail security hole releases passwords
News Microsoft's free email service, Hotmail, has a bug that exposes user passwords to hackers, according to Canadian networking company, Speciality Installation. The company's non-profit bug investigation arm discovered late... [25 Aug 1998]
The Death of Passwords: 3 Easy Steps to Increasing User Productivity, Enhancing Authentication, and Lowering Password Reset Costs With Enterprise Single-Sign On
White Paper Eliminating passwords is no longer a "Pipe dream. With v-GO's automated password generation and provisioning capabilities, passwords can be longer and more complex, with a unique password for each... [01 Mar 2009]
Security nightmare: How do you maintain 21 different passwords?
News Heavy users of technology now employ nearly two dozen passwords to gain access to various IT systems and websites - but are compromising security by writing them down. The 2002 NTA Monitor Password Survey found that the... [11 Dec 2002]
Rid your business of weak passwords and get collaborating
Comment All this has led organisations to turn to stronger forms of authentication than simple usernames and passwords, often in the form of security tokens that provide an extra layer of assurance that users are who they say... [15 Oct 2009]
Split passwords make data safer
News Breaking passwords in two and storing them in two places will make systems more secure, RSA Security said at its eponymous security show in San Francisco on Tuesday. It will be used alongside smartcard systems, so that... [16 Apr 2003]
Why passwords are so hated
Comment Passwords are the bane of IT departments and users alike - the world over. In the summer, helpdesk staff do little else but reset passwords for people returning from holiday who can't remember them. We... [30 Apr 2002]
