passwords
RSS passwordsPasswords 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 favoured over other security measures, such as... [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 50 per cent of employees... [09 Mar 2005]
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 favourite showbiz stars more... [24 Jun 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 way you might a pair of knickers might just... [27 May 2002]
Passwords 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 its discoverer Robert... [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 have 136 passwords for websites as diverse as silicon.com, FT... [13 Dec 2002]
Hack forces Fasthosts to change user passwords
News UK web-hosting company Fasthosts has reset customer passwords after a hacker breached one of its servers. Fasthosts subsequently implemented automatic password change to every customer which did not change their control panel and FTP passwords. [03 Dec 2007]
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 typical intensive IT user... [11 Dec 2002]
Greasemonkey Hacks: Keep Track of Secure Site Passwords
White Paper Everyone has too many passwords to remember. Every site - from Expedia to Amazon.com to Gmail to individual blogs and mailing lists - has its own system. Some services - such as Microsoft's Passport, Google's Blogger, and SixApart's TypeKey - have... [10 Oct 2007]
Open Sesame!: The Easy Way to Restore Access Passwords to Files, Applications and Databases
White Paper But that's completely understandable, given the number of passwords the average computer user is expected to memorize. The simplest and most accessible tool for any user is still password protection, which helps prevent unauthorized access to... [11 Mar 2008]
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 passwords and usernames used previously on a... [27 Mar 2006]
Write down your passwords, says Microsoft
News Companies should not ban employees from writing down their passwords because it forces users to use the same weak term on many systems, according to a Microsoft security guru. Speaking on the opening day of the AusCERT conference on Australia's... [23 May 2005]
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 users' passwords, and the... [16 Apr 2003]
PSW.GIP - New Trojan "Gips" into Passwords (Kaspersky)
White Paper This program belongs to the family of passwords stealing Trojans. Kaspersky Labs announces the detection of the latest Trojan going by the moniker of PSW.GIP. When run, the Trojan installs itself to the system, and while installing, copies itself... [17 Apr 2004]
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 cracking, reset forgotten... [14 Apr 2007]
