More Than 2.2 Billion Stolen Account Credentials Have Been Made Available on the Dark Web

2019 is looking to be the year of the “data dump”, with more exposed records than any other year, empowering further credential stuffing attacks, according to McAfee.

September 18, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

18 Months, 61 Billion Credential-Stuffing Attacks

Akamai observed 61 billion credential stuffing attacks between January 2018 and June 2019, according to Computer Business Review. In a new report on Internet security, Akamai researchers ...

July 1, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Microsoft Kills Password Expiration Policy Recommendation with Latest Security Baseline for Windows 10

This change from Microsoft highlights the need for organizations to readdress the user-based insecurity of passwords caused by password expirations.

June 4, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Biometrics Can’t Replace Passwords: A Cybercriminal's Dream

In the quest to create a more secure environment, new ways to authenticate that replace the password are being sought. But it’s looking like passwords are here to stay.

May 31, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

A Case of Password Spraying

Citrix last month confirmed the FBI’s suspicions that hackers had used a technique known as “password spraying” to compromise the company’s networks before stealing a massive amount of ...

November 19, 2013 Stu Sjouwerman

How To Create Strong, Complex Passwords to Protect Your Organization

First, some best practices: Enable phishing-resistant multifactor authentication (MFA) whenever possible If you can, use a password manager and protect it with MFA and/or a long ...

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