The use of passwords in a technological evolution

Every day we read about an incredible number of successful attacks and data breaches that exploited leak of authentication mechanisms practically in every sector. Often also critical control system are exposed on line protected only by a weak password, in many cases the default one of factory...

Analysis of STRATFOR Passwords Reveals Shoddy Security

A partial analysis of another massive leak of user passwords has again shone a light on the scourge of weak passwords used to protect sensitive data in online accounts, according to a report by The Tech Herald. Using the leaked password list from STRATFOR, the open source intelligence service tha...

The Dangers of Second-Order Vulnerabilities

SAN FRANCISCO–There are dozens of new bugs discovered every week in popular applications, and many of them are painted as critical flaws that need to be patched immediately lest you risk the wrath of the attackers. However, in many cases, it’s not necessarily those highly publicized flaws that wi...

73 Percent of Users Reuse Banking Passwords

The majority of online banking customers reuse their online-banking login credentials on other websites, according to a new survey on password insecurity. Read the full article. The Register...

CVE-2002-0443

Microsoft Windows 2000 allows local users to bypass the policy that prohibits reusing old passwords by changing the current password before it expires, which does not enable the check for previous passwords...

CVE-2002-0443

Microsoft Windows 2000 allows local users to bypass the policy that prohibits reusing old passwords by changing the current password before it expires, which does not enable the check for previous passwords...