Archive for January, 2015


SSL encryption gives a false sense of Security

How SSL encryption gives a false sense of security With the Heartbleed security flaw, cybercriminals can trick a host server into sending them sensitive information, including even the private encryption keys used to encrypt and decrypt information. Armed with these keys, hackers are able to access … Read more on CMO

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How the Pentagon plans to replace the password

How the Pentagon plans to replace the password The password is one of the weakest forms of security. DARPA, the Pentagon's research arm, wants to solve this problem by turning people and their behavior into passwords through its Active Authentication program. Read more on Christian Science Monitor

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Are You Overlooking These 5 Critical IT Security Measures?

Are You Overlooking These 5 Critical IT Security Measures? The most common security passwords are 123456 and password. Common sense tells you that these are easily hackable and shouldn't be used, but we continue to use them year after year. If your employees use these types of passwords for their personal … Read more on Business […]

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Cyber Security For The Digital Era

Vasco Data Security At The Forefront Of Cyber Security For The Digital Era (VDSI) From the millions of stolen passwords at eBay, to the JPMorgan attack where 76 million customers had their contact information stolen, it is clear cyber security is one of the most important issues facing us today. Just a couple of weeks […]

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Yep, Another Bank Hacked…

Pioneer Bank affected by possible security breach she said. “Don't they have a secure password account or something there so somebody can't get into it? I don't understand how this happens.” Pioneer Bank declined an interview but said they are taking protective measures to keep people safe; however, … Read more on NEWS10 ABC

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The Eyes Have It – Eye Scanning Software

Eye Scanning Password Authenticator ups the security ante Biometric security is starting to gain traction in this world, no doubt about it. After all, it is a whole lot more secure as opposed to a password, although we have seen in the movies how some really mean bad guy could actually be willing to rip […]

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LinkedIn Cash Settlement For Hacking

LinkedIn users will get each in password-leak settlement To settle a class-action lawsuit that alleged LinkedIn failed to protect the passwords and private information of its premium subscriber customers, the company has agreed to pay $ 1.25 — or about $ 1 each — million to approximately 800,000 people who … Read more on Las […]

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Protecting Yourself in the Age of Password Dumps

One Simple Way to Protect Yourself in the Age of Password Dumps But that password dump was probably unrelated to the social media hacks. When I asked security expert Per Thorsheim whether there was any possibility of a correlation between the dump and this morning's hacks, he replied: "Close to none. Those attacks … Read more […]

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Two Steps To Increased Password Security

How to protect your Apple ID, iCloud, iMessage and more by enabling two-step … Two-step verification adds an additional layer of protection to your Apple ID login by requiring users to enter their password plus a second, temporary number sent to a trusted device. Apple has recently expanded which services are protected by its two […]

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Is Your Baby Monitor Being Hacked?

Baby monitor hijacked; change default password urges Foscam The device is a Foscam camera protected only by a default password, which is akin to no protection at all. (It's so easy to guess weak or default passwords that a password-cracking program would probably guess them faster than you can type them.). Read more on Naked […]

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