passwords
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Why Even Your Bullshit Accounts Deserve Strong Passwords
10Screenshot: Gracie Films This week, password manager Dashlane analysed ten years’ worth of passwords from public data breaches. The big lesson is, don’t reuse passwords. Not even a little, not even with a “formula”. Password formulas are easy to hack. And even your bullshit accounts deserve strong, unique passwords.
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It’s 2018 And Hard Coded Passwords Are Still A Thing
Cisco has released a bunch of security advisories with three of them rated at the company’s highest level of criticality. Those three vulnerabilities, relating to Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center, include a backdoor account and two static username and password combinations that could allow someone to bypass the authentication system for Cisco Digital Network…
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It’s World Password Day – And Time To Look Beyond The Password
There really is a day for everything and today we celebrate the humble password. This annual event, which seems to have slipped past the notice of the trendy people on the social pages of your local newspaper, takes place on the first Thursday in May each year. And it must be special because it even…
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11 Telltale Signs Your Accounts And Devices Have Been Hacked
No one likes getting hacked, and it’s generally true that the quicker you can spot something has gone awry, the better your chances of minimising the damage. These are the main warning signs to look out for, what they might mean, and some quick pointers about what you should do next.