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StratFor subscriber base posted to the web 
Security
StratFor subscriber base posted to the web
By Brett Winterford | Dec 30, 2011 | Comment Now 
Thousands of Australians exposed.
 
Windows 8 offers picture-gesture password 
Software
Windows 8 offers picture-gesture password
By Liam Tung | Dec 19, 2011 | Comment Now 
More combinations and shorter length.
 
Self-service passwords cuts costs for Optus 
Security
Self-service passwords cuts costs for Optus
By Liz Tay | Jul 26, 2011 | Comment Now 
Curbs 'bad behaviour' among outsourcers and employees.
 
Hackers breach Sony's password reset system 
Security
Hackers breach Sony's password reset system
May 19, 2011 | Comment Now 
Reset page closed over hacker fears.
 
Google wipes Street View data, guts cars 
Security
Google wipes Street View data, guts cars
By Liam Tung | May 5, 2011 | Comment Now 
Update to kill sniffing software.
 
MySQL hit by irony attack 
Security
MySQL hit by irony attack
By Tom Brewster | Mar 29, 2011 | Comment Now 
SQL injection exposes weak passwords.
 
Hospital hacking security guard gets 9 years 
Security
Hospital hacking security guard gets 9 years
By Liam Tung | Mar 23, 2011 | Comment Now 
Ghost Exodus wanted to DDoS Anonymous.
 
DPS forced to defend network reliability 
Hardware
DPS forced to defend network reliability
By Ry Crozier | Feb 22, 2011 | Comment Now 
Forced "password upgrade" behind latest Parliamentary computer glitch.
 
Amazon EC2 GPU becomes password cracker 
Security
Amazon EC2 GPU becomes password cracker
By Liam Tung | Nov 17, 2010 | 2 Comments 
Speedy cracker.
 
Student faces jail after Palin email hack conviction 
Security
Student faces jail after Palin email hack conviction
By Iain Thomson | May 4, 2010 | 3 Comments 
Faces 20 year sentence for guessing password.
 
Atlassian suffers data breach, downtime 
Software
Atlassian suffers data breach, downtime
Apr 14, 2010 | Comment Now 
Company founder apologises to affected customers.
 
Password reuse threatens online banking security 
Security
Password reuse threatens online banking security
By Iain Thomson | Feb 3, 2010 | 2 Comments 
Data gleaned from four million PCs.
 
Trojan attack targets Facebook users 
Security
Trojan attack targets Facebook users
By David Neal | Oct 29, 2009 | Comment Now 
Malware scam claims to offer password reset confirmation.
 
Password-stealing malware skyrocketing 
Security
Password-stealing malware skyrocketing
By Shaun Nichols | Sep 25, 2009 | Comment Now 
Malware writers look for new ways to steal data.
 
Lenovo releases new password management tool 
Security
Lenovo releases new password management tool
By Shaun Nichols | Apr 17, 2009 | Comment Now 
Lenovo is touting a new password management tool designed to help administrators better deal with encrypted hard drive systems.
 
Google improves password security 
Security
Google improves password security
By David Neal | Jan 17, 2009 | Comment Now 
Google has unveiled new administration tools designed to improve the use of passwords, in order to boost security for customers using its Google Apps hosted enterprise software ...
 
Phishers outwit Twitter users 
Software
Phishers outwit Twitter users
By Rosalie Marshall | Jan 6, 2009 | Comment Now 
A large number of Twitter users have been temporarily locked out of their accounts as a phishing scam continues to attack the social messaging site.
 
Free chocolate provides password bounty 
Security
Free chocolate provides password bounty
By Shaun Nichols | Apr 18, 2008 | Comment Now 
Up to a fifth of UK PC users are willing to turn over their passwords in exchange for a chocolate bar, according to a recent survey..
 
VeriSign pitches one-time password tool 
Security
VeriSign pitches one-time password tool
By Shaun Nichols | Apr 9, 2008 | Comment Now 
VeriSign has released a set of tools which allows firms to deploy one-time password systems..
 
Google used as password cracker 
Security
Google used as password cracker
By Clement James | Nov 26, 2007 | Comment Now 
Researchers at Cambridge University's computer science department have used Google to help crack passwords obfuscated in the Message-Digest Algorithm 5 (MD5) format..
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