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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.
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
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Abstract: For military networks and systems, the cyber domain is ever-increasingly contested and congested space. Defenders of these systems must fight through adversary action in complex tactical and strategic environments. Just now completing its third year, the Cyber-Security Collaborative Research Alliance has sought to develop approaches for Read More
University of Washington computer scientists and electrical engineers have devised a way to send secure passwords through the human body. Read More
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Following the huge debacle related to the LinkedIn data breach that came to light last week, Microsoft's Identity Protection team has decided to ban the usage of common or simple passwords that may be easy to guess or have already appeared in breach lists. Read More
MasterCard plans to introduce a new "selfie pay" security system in more than a dozen countries this summer. Read More
