These sorts of adversary-in-the-middle attacks have grown increasingly common. In 2022, for instance, a single group used it in a […]
Category: passwords
Research confirms consumers are turning to passkeys to protect their accounts
As you’ll already know, today is World Passkey Day and the FIDO Alliance has released an independent study of over […]
Move over passwords — every verification method has its day
The first day of May has numerous competitors for its patronage. It’s May Day, of course, and it’s International Labor […]
Windows RDP lets you log in using revoked passwords. Microsoft is OK with that.
The ability to use a revoked password to log in through RDP occurs when a Windows machine that’s signed in […]
Gen Z know the risks but still reuse passwords
A new survey of 2,300 adults worldwide reveals that 79 percent of Gen Z believe reusing the same password across […]
Increase in stolen identity records fuels cybercrime
A new report from SpyCloud highlights a 22 percent increase in stolen identity records since 2023. These identity records, consisting […]
The poor the bad and the terrible — popular passwords around the world
Passwords are an essential part of our digital lives, yet many people still use weak or simple combinations of letters […]
1Password offers geo-locating help for bad apps that constantly log you out
You could name things more sensibly in 1Password, of course, and you should. But having a list of nearby logins […]
12,000+ API Keys and Passwords Found in Public Datasets Used for LLM Training
A dataset used to train large language models (LLMs) has been found to contain nearly 12,000 live secrets, which allow […]
Google Password Manager finally syncs to iOS—here’s how
Late last year, I published a long post that criticized the user unfriendliness of passkeys, the industry-wide alternative to logging […]