passwords
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Chrome ‘Password Checkup’ Extension Checks If Your ID Has Been Leaked
1Given that literal billions of usernames and passwords have been breached over recent years it’s likely that many of us have some user credentials out there that are in the hands of bad people. To help keep us safer, a number of services have emerged. Today, a new Chrome Extension has been released that checks…
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Passwords Are Dying – What’s Next?
Earlier this week, Microsoft announced that they will be pushing forward with its vision for a password-less future. Anyone following the company’s moves, and indeed those of a number of other companies, can see that the use of a username/password combination to prove identity has been on shaky ground for some time. The theft of…
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Many Of Us Would Consider Selling Our Passwords
Bad password habits can drive your business’ security team crazy. But they also have a major security implication for us personally. Some new data related today highlights what some of the issues are and what we can do about them.
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Microsoft Is Killing Passwords
It’s often said that the safest password you can have is one you don’t know. Which is why so many password management programs create passwords for you that impossible for you to remember. But Microsoft is going a step further. They are enabling password-free access to more services through their Authenticator app.