Healthcare is a high value target for hackers given the nature of the data and its poor security stance – ranking the sixth lowest, in security performance across industries. Passwords are the first line of defense against cyberattacks and... Read More
3 passphrase best practices
A strong password is long and complex. Adding upper case, numbers, and special characters make it harder to crack. However, considering user behavior, complex passwords have proven too difficult to remember. To cope with complexity requirements, users default to... Read More
What the password quiz taught us
In celebration of World Password Day we ran a password quiz that presented participants with five pairs of passwords, and asked them to pick out the stronger one from each pair. The results? Only 12% of participants answered all... Read More
“123456” and “password” continue to be the most commonly used passwords, when will people learn?
Here is a list of the top 25 most common passwords of 2016. Your policy may not allow weak passwords such as 123456 or password, but even if the password complexity requirement is enabled in the standard Windows Password... Read More
Bad password – all it takes to break down the walls
You’ve done your fair share of penetration tests and you have likely come across this scenario – you captured a password for a client system and the next thing you know, you were able to gain full administrative access... Read More
Secure privileged accounts and keep business secrets where they belong
What did the breaches at Target, JPMorgan Chase, and Anthem have in common? They stemmed from a violation of privileged access. Those with privileged access own the proverbial keys to the kingdom – elevated permissions, and access to sensitive... Read More
You could have guessed DNC’s weak passwords
Data breaches are no holds barred. No one is off-limits, especially not politicians. So it should not come as a surprise that WikiLeaks has released nearly 20,000 emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC). What is rather surprising is... Read More
UK spy agency wants you to ditch pointless password policies
The UK intelligence agency, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), released new password guidance in a report titled “Password guidance: simplifying your approach.” The guidance acknowledges the “password overload” problem people face when remembering multiple passwords and the difficulty in... Read More
Passphrases: Why Should I Care?
Longer passwords are stronger passwords. It really is just math. The comic below shows the value. Stronger passwords are harder to crack and easier to remember. They increase security while improving end-user productivity and satisfaction. The following image is... Read More
Create a secure password you can actually remember
A strong password is long and complex. Adding spaces, upper case, and special characters make it harder to crack. But if you take user behavior into consideration, it is unrealistic to expect them to create and remember long passwords... Read More