Google will require two-step verification to allow logins
To mark World Password Day, Google has declared that passwords are the single biggest threat to your online security, reminding us once again just how much passwords suck. It announced plans to automatically add multi-step authentication to its users’ accounts.
It has only been eight years sin... Read more
Passwordless: how will it change the future of authentication?
According to some security professionals, passwords will disappear as an authentication mechanism. Instead, we're heading to a passwordless future. However, a group of security professionals don't believe in passwords disappearing that quickly. What direction are we heading?
For many, the passwo... Read more
Microsoft Edge boosts online user security with Password Monitor
The latest version of Microsoft's web browser has new encryption technology to protect users online.
This week Microsoft has released its Edge 88 browser into the Stable Channel after spending 8 weeks in Beta. In addition to the new Stable browser version, the company also announced a series of ... Read more
Google updates Chrome to fix weak passwords easily
Protecting passwords is hard. Remembering them is even harder. Using the same password for everything is very dangerous, and one needs to have strong measures to stay safe. We have all had passwords that were subpar in the past.
Recently, there have been tools and services to protect your passwo... Read more
Hacker offers access to C-level executives email accounts
On a closed-access underground forum used by Russian hackers, a cybercriminal is selling passwords for email accounts belonging to hundreds of C-level execs in companies all over the world. The forum is named Exploit.in and was discovered just last week.
The hacker is selling email, and password... Read more
LokiBot malware is seeing an uptick, stealing your credentials
An open-source DIY malware package for Windows named LokiBot, has US federal and state officials worried, after a noticeable upward trend in infections. The malware is openly traded and sold for free in underground forums.
With it, hackers can steal passwords and cryptocurrency wallets. It is al... Read more
Unbound Tech launches passwordless login system Crypto-of-Things
Cybersecurity company Unbound Tech launched a passwordless login system called Crypto-of-Things. The system uses cryptographic key management and protection to enable login without a password.
The new login platform uses Unbound's NextGen Key Orchestration platform and stores cryptographic keys ... Read more
Working from home poses great risk to company data and systems
Working from home has a significant impact on the risks to which company systems and sensitive data are exposed. Other family members often use company equipment, and passwords are also used for various applications.
CyberArk conducted a survey among 3000 remote workers from various European cou... Read more
European Parliament affected by a major data breach
Data from over a thousand employees of the European Parliament was easily accessible online for a considerable time. This is what Marcel Kolaja, the vice-president for IT policy in the European Parliament, told Politico.
The exposed data included log-in details for 1200 accounts of off... Read more
Google saved some G Suite passwords as plaintext
Google accidentally stored some of the passwords of G Suite users as plaintext. The error that caused this hit, according to the internet giant, a "small percentage of G Suite users", reports Wired. The functions with the error are now disabled.
Google normally stores passwords on its servers in a ... Read more