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We Aren’t Getting Much Better At Password Security

SpyCloud report finds that 64% of users continue to reuse similar passwords after their credentials were exposed online.

March 4, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Users are not getting much better at password security, as 1.7 billion credential were exposed online in 2021, and 64% of users with multiple compromised passwords reuse similar passwords for multiple accounts, according to a new report from account security firm SpyCloud. The company, in its Identity Exposure Report, says the number of exposed credentials […]

SpyCloud 2022 Identity Exposure Report: Majority of Consumers Have Poor Password Hygiene

March 2, 2022 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Report highlights 70% of breached passwords are still in use and 64% of consumers repeat passwords across multiple accounts AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cyber—SpyCloud, the leader in account takeover and fraud prevention, today announced its 2022 SpyCloud Identity Exposure Report, an annual report that examines trends related to exposed data. SpyCloud researchers identified 1.7 billion exposed credentials, […]

Transmit Security Reveals 50% of Gen Z Consumers Abandon an Online Purchase If They Forget Their Password

December 16, 2021 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

With a collective buying power of nearly $150 billion, Gen Z wants the fast, easy and secure login experience that passwordless authentication provides — they’re ready to go passwordless and are waiting on businesses to catch up TEL AVIV, Israel & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#cybersecurity—Transmit Security, the Identity Experience™ company, announced today the release of its new […]

More Than 90% Of IT Leaders Reuse Passwords, Survey Shows

New survey sheds light on how recent trends are impacting password management practices among IT leaders and their organizations.

December 6, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Password security and good credential hygiene are some of the most important components of any organization’s cybersecurity posture, but many are still engaging in risky password practices that threaten their organization’s network security. That’s even true for IT, as 92% of IT decision makers reported reusing passwords across multiple sites—even as cyberattacks escalate due to […]

Microsoft: Threat Actor Conducting Password Sprays Against U.S., Israeli Defense Industry

Microsoft said it is tracking an alleged Iran-based threat actor that is targeting 250 organizations, including defense technology firms.

October 12, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Microsoft said it is tracking what it believes is an Iran-based threat actor that has been observed conducting “extensive password spraying” against more than 250 organizations, including U.S. and Israeli defense technology firms. Other targets include points of entry in the Persian Gulf or global maritime transportation companies that do business in the Middle East. […]

Which College Football Teams Show Up Most On Breached Password Lists?

College football team names and mascots appear more than 77 million times on breached password lists, according to SPECOPS.

September 14, 2021 Alyssa Borelli Leave a Comment

College football team names and mascots appear more than 77 million times on breached password lists, according to SPECOPS.

Stop Making Passwords Too Complex

According to cyber experts, three random words is a more secure password policy than complex passwords of letters, numbers and symbols.

August 10, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If you’re still requiring users to create complex passwords with a combination of letters, numbers and symbols, think again, says the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre. The NCSC, the U.K. counterpart to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), maintains that complexity requirements and making users regularly change passwords is actually less secure than […]

My TechDecisions Podcast Episode 129: Moving Past Passwords

Myke Lyons, CISO of data intelligence company Collibra, joins the podcast to talk about how password security standards are evolving.

May 14, 2021 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Myke Lyons, CISO of data intelligence company Collibra, joins the podcast to talk about how password security standards are evolving.

Make Sure NOBODY in Your Organization Uses These Worst Passwords

You should probably send a company-wide memorandum discouraging any usage of the following worst passwords imaginable - because people DO use them.

November 23, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times: USE A PASSWORD MANAGER TO HAVE DISTINCT PASSWORDS FOR EVERY APP AND WEBSITE. Yes, we just yelled that at our screens. Did you hear us? We’re taking such a harsh approach because we’re frankly tired of writing so many stories on the importance of password management. […]

Study: Tiny Visual Cues Can Give Hackers Your Password On Video Calls

A hacking method uncovered by researchers relies on tiny visual cues and an algorithm to guess a user's password over a video call.

November 10, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Remote work has brought with it a host of cybersecurity challenges, exacerbated by the surge in use of popular videoconferencing platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet and others. Those companies have been active in enhancing the security controls for those applications, but one new hacking method uncovered by researchers from the University of Texas […]