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How Much Time Does it Take for Hackers to Crack My Password?

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How Much Time Does it Take for Hackers to Crack My Password?

Security experts advise creating strong, complex passwords to protect our online accounts and data from savvy cybercriminals. And “complex” typically means using lowercase and uppercase characters, numbers, and even special symbols. But, complexity by itself can still open your password to cracking if it doesn’t contain enough characters, according to research by security firm Hive Systems. In this article, we look into how long it would take for hackers to crack different types of passwords…

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Protecting organizations: Password smarter, not harder

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Protecting organizations: Password smarter, not harder

Picture this: You’re about to log off and shake off the workday when PING! Yet another mandatory password change pops up on your work computer. You put in what you are sure is a new password and your computer replies, “Pick a password you have not used before.” Instinctively, you might wonder, “Are these cybersecurity policies even worth it? Sisyphus had it easier than this.”  The endless battle of navigating password rules is meant to…

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How to Create a Secure Username

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How to Create a Secure Username

When it comes to protecting yourself online, having a secure password has been the default recommendation. However, you may be surprised to know that having a secure username is just as important as using a strong password. Serving as your identity online, usernames are prized assets for hackers to acquire. Even if they’re not as coveted as your passwords, they can be used to get hold of your online data.  In this sense, it’s essential…

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Software Makers Encouraged to Stop Using C/C++ by 2026

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Software Makers Encouraged to Stop Using C/C++ by 2026

The federal government is encouraging software manufacturers to ditch C/C++ and take other actions that could “reduce customer risk,” according to the Product Security Best Practices report. In particular, CISA and the FBI set a deadline of Jan. 1, 2026, for compliance with memory safety guidelines. The report covers guidelines and recommendations rather than mandatory rules, particularly for software manufacturers who work on critical infrastructure or national critical functions. The agencies specifically highlighted on-premises software,…

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The Internet Archive Breach: Over 31 Million User Accounts Exposed

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The Internet Archive Breach: Over 31 Million User Accounts Exposed

The Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library best known for its Wayback Machine, has disclosed a major data breach affecting over 31 million users as well as a series of distributed denial-of-service attacks. On the afternoon of Oct. 9, visitors of The Internet Archive started seeing pop-up messages that read: “Have you ever felt like the Internet Archive runs on sticks and is constantly on the verge of suffering a catastrophic security breach? It just…

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Password Advice for the Rest of Us

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Password Advice for the Rest of Us

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CAM). All month long we’ll be presenting tips and tricks, as well as advice on a number of security topics, with the aim of helping inform and educate the public. We’ll start with some bad news some of you might not know, passwords are a problem and it’s hard to make a good one. This leaves many people vulnerable and exposed. So then, what is it exactly that makes a…

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Nearly 10 Billion Passwords Leaked in Biggest Compilation of All Time

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Nearly 10 Billion Passwords Leaked in Biggest Compilation of All Time

The world’s largest compilation of passwords to be leaked online has been discovered by a research team at Cybernews, containing 9,948,575,739 unique plaintext entries. The credentials were discovered in a file named “rockyou2024.txt” that was posted on a popular hacking forum on July 4, 2024. Many of the so-called RockYou2024 passwords have already been leaked in previous data breaches. This is not the first RockYou data dump either, as the name has been associated with…

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More Australian IT Leaders Could Be Looking to Replace Passwords With Passkeys in 2024

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More Australian IT Leaders Could Be Looking to Replace Passwords With Passkeys in 2024

The Australian government announced in 2023 that it would phase out the use of passwords to access key government digital service platform myGov. In the first half of 2024, Australians may be asked to adopt passkeys, which use individual biometric data to authenticate users. The myGov passkey push across the Australian population will pave the way for IT leaders to adopt this more secure form of authentication in the private sector as public awareness and…

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Apple Vulnerability Can Expose iOS and macOS Passwords, Safari Browsing History

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Apple Vulnerability Can Expose iOS and macOS Passwords, Safari Browsing History

This Safari vulnerability has not been exploited in the wild. Apple offers a mitigation, but the fix needs to be enabled manually. Image: ink drop/Adobe Stock Security researchers from three universities have discovered a major vulnerability in Apple’s iOS and macOS, including the Safari browser. The vulnerability, which the researchers named iLeakage, enables threat actors to read Gmail messages, reveal passwords and uncover other personal information. The vulnerability affects macOS or iOS devices running on…

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How organizations can protect against phishing campaigns

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How organizations can protect against phishing campaigns

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