Microsoft is releasing the general availability of Temporary Access Pass, a time-limited passcode that allows users to register passwordless authentication methods and recover access to accounts without a password. According to Microsoft, Temporary Access Pass (TAP) can also be used to set up Windows devices whether users are directly setting up their own devices or […]
We all know the password mantra: Make it long, strong and unique. Also, include upper-case letters, lower-case letters, numbers and special characters. And don’t forget to use different passwords everywhere — at least eight characters, but preferably more. Plus, remember to change them frequently. Phew! And as if all that weren’t enough, here’s another: Never […]
The IT industry continues to hammer home the idea that identity security and password hygiene are often the first lines of defense when it comes to cyberattacks, yet organizations continue to engage in poor practices and have trouble balancing security requirements and user experiences. Just recently, we have covered several studies from IT companies about […]
Despite an increased focus on identity, multifactor authentication and password security, passwords continue to be vulnerable to attack, according to a new report from password security provider Specops Software. According to the study, The 2022 Weak Password Report, 93% of password attacks use passwords with at least eight characters, suggesting that attackers are aware of […]
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 […]
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 […]
The password storing app LastPass now asks users to pay for unrestricted access after recently being acquired by private equity. The application replaces the act of using insufficient passwords with a service which takes over the authentication process by generating — and saving — more complicated passwords. Elliott Management and Francisco Partners are the equity […]
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. […]
Today is World Password Day, and it’s a great reminder that we should always strive to promote better password management. According to National Day Calendar, security researcher Mark Burnett first encouraged people to have a “password day,” where they update important passwords in his 2005 book Perfect Passwords. Inspired by his idea, Intel Security took the […]
According to authentication security key manufacturer Yubico, IT managers and end users still have a long way to go before password and authentication practices are strong enough to protect an entire organization. The company last week released its second annual State of Password and Authentication Security Behaviors Report in conjunction with technology research organization Ponemon […]
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