Passwords are not bad, just dont trust vendors
Passwords are in the news again, with yet another headline crying out for the death of the password and claiming that everyone should move to two factor authentication (2FA) for…
LinkedIn to face £3m lawsuit over password breach
Following up on the news last week that LinkedIn had suffered a major security breach in which huge numbers of user account passwords were put at risk (previously discussed), there…
Passwords - an essential part of security, but often the target for attackers and the cause of a breach.
Security – Are passwords dead?
As most people will be aware, several high profile websites have suffered security breaches, resulting in millions of user account passwords being compromised. These sites have included business social networking…
How to design a password policy
Passwords are probably the most widely used authentication mechanisms available. They are, on the whole, easy to deploy, easy to explain to users and easy to manage. It is likely…