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Password strength is a measure of the effectiveness of a password against guessing or brute-force attacks. In its usual form, it estimates how many trials an attacker who does not have direct access to the password would need, on average, to guess it correctly. The strength of a password is a function of length, complexity, and unpredictability.
Using strong passwords lowers overall risk of a security breach, but strong passwords do not replace the need for other effective security controls.
Watch The CSIAC Podcast video on this Report: https://www.csiac.org/podcast/security-conscious-password-behavior/ Introduction Even though technical solutions for security problems are widespread, there are no adequate security measures against precarious user behavior. Even if hashing and encrypting are used correctly in masking the passwords, attackers Read More
Even though technical solutions for security problems are widespread, there are no adequate security measures against precarious user behavior. Even if hashing and encrypting are used correctly in masking the passwords, attackers can bypass these strongpoints by going for the weakest link. Most likely this will happen through sharing a password, using an Read More
The NCSC's first 'UK cyber survey' published alongside global password risk list. Read More
Microsoft isn't doing away with its password-expiration policies across the board, but the blog post makes the company's stance clear: expiring passwords does little good. Read More
Hundreds of millions of Facebook users had their account passwords stored in plain text and searchable by thousands of Facebook employees - in some cases going back to 2012, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Facebook says an ongoing investigation has so far found no indication that employees have abused access to this data. Read More
We are all overwhelmed with login credentials for our various personal and professional accounts. Having said that, so much important information relies on our ability to generate and maintain a secure password. In practice we find weaknesses in our own human nature is too often our worst enemy, not a malicious attacker. This video demonstrates the Read More
A Massive Resource for Cybercriminals Makes it Easy to Access Billions of Credentials. Read More
Protecting our various login credentials is both difficult and very important! Here are some useful tips for securing social media and email accounts: Create secure passphrases that are at least 12 characters in length Use different passphrases for each account Use a reputable password manager to keep track of your current passwords. Browse CSIAC Read More
In 2016, more than three billion passwords were harvested from breaches by criminals in the U.S., according to Shape Security."Criminals exchange passwords on the Dark Web and use a technique called credential stuffing to apply passwords to targeted web domains and automatically attempt authentication for tens of thousands of compromised passwords," Routh Read More
A comment period has closed on NIST's new password guidelines for federal agencies that challenge the effectiveness of traditional behaviors around authentication such as an insistence on complex passwords and scheduled resets. Read More
