Passwords stories
The number of cybersecurity incidents in the second quarter of 2021 has risen to more than 1,350, accounting for $3.9 million in direct financial losses.
New Zealanders are being urged to tighten account security as attacks rise, with simple steps helping to reduce the risk of theft and identity fraud.
Two-thirds of people still re-use passwords across accounts, putting their sensitive information at risk, a report reveals.
Many organizations are ill-prepared for disruptive attacks, leaving sensitive data at risk, according to Varonis' Manufacturing Data Risk Report.
More than half of cyberattacks start with password brute force and vulnerability exploitation, according to new research by Kaspersky.
According to new research, nearly two-thirds of employees use personal passwords to protect corporate data and vice versa.
Yubico VP Geoff Schomburgk discusses the possibility of a passwordless future and what Yubico offers to Australia and New Zealand. #ITsecurity #Yubico.
As people and enterprises put their trust in password managers to secure their accounts, even well-built password managers can be fatally flawed.
Most Australian organisations fail to meet consumer expectations around login technology, according to Auth0's international research.
15% of Britons use their pet's name as a password, making them easy targets for cybercriminals, warns UK's National Cyber Security Centre.
Passwords may seem archaic in today's tech era, but they still play a vital role in online security. Here's why.
The most popular passwords of 2020 were easy-to-guess number combinations, such as 123456, the word password, qwerty, iloveyou, and other uncomplicated options.
Ping Identity acquires Scotland-based security firm Symphonic Software, adding its dynamic authorisation platform to its portfolio.
Average users now have around 100 passwords, a 25% increase from earlier this year, likely due to increased app downloads during lockdown, says NordPass.
Interestingly, usernames one would think might be quite common, such as admin or user, did not make the list of the 200 most popular usernames.
Research has identified a total of 9,517 unsecured databases containing 10,463,315,645 entries with such data as emails, passwords, and phone numbers.
There are pressures to stay trading, but it is imperative to ensure that actions taken now don't encourage security disasters in the future.
The real cause of most attacks is not biometrics itself, but the storage of biometrics data in a centralised database.
Organisations should rebuild, re-prioritise and re-assess their current security programs, with the ultimate goal of enhancing threat response.
Despite the rise in sophisticated cyber-attacks during COVID-19, many consumers continue to practise risky password behaviours, Kaspersky reports.
