Tag: passwords

Apple patents password-managing power adaptor 
By Darren Pauli | Jan 12, 2012 | Comment Now 
Device to enable password recovery.
 
Adelaide Uni researcher reveals Apple password flaw 
By Darren Pauli | Sep 26, 2011 | Comment Now 
Lion passwords can be cracked or changed.
 
Analysis: Good passw0rd security 
By Darren Pauli | Sep 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Who does your password lock out?
 
Anonymous hacker group hits Apple 
Jul 5, 2011 | Comment Now 
Publishes data.
 
How to know if LulzSec hacked your email 
By Darren Pauli | Jun 22, 2011 | Comment Now 
So easy, even your mum could use it.
 
Auditor calls for Government ban on Gmail, Hotmail 
By John Hilvert | Mar 23, 2011 | 15 Comments 
Vector for attack or accidental leaks.
 
Two women sentenced for hacking ex-employers 
By Liam Tung | Mar 3, 2011 | Comment Now 
Cloud and county computer crimes.
 
Audit finds holes in Canberra's finance systems 
By Brett Winterford, John Hilvert | Dec 23, 2010 | 9 Comments 
Lack of DR, weak passwords and no audit trails in some systems.
 
Techie's revenge lands her in jail 
By Liam Tung | Dec 10, 2010 | 5 Comments 
Changes firewall password.
 
Facebook users get one time passwords 
 
Apache got hacked 
By David Neal | Apr 15, 2010 | Comment Now 
Apache.org releases full report
 
TrustDefender scores $16m on the back of bank wins 
By Charis Palmer | Mar 18, 2010 | 2 Comments 
Deal with large Australian bank in the works.
 
Hacked Hotmail accounts used weak passwords 
By David Neal | Oct 8, 2009 | 1 Comment 
Majority were easy to pick.
 
Mass account theft hits Hotmail users 
By Shaun Nichols | Oct 6, 2009 | 2 Comments 
Phishing operation blamed for loss of thousands of passwords.
 
Mozilla Store users suffer data breach 
By Phil Muncaster | Aug 7, 2009 | Comment Now 
Change user names and passwords immediately.
 
SSH server attacks resurface 
By Shaun Nichols | Apr 20, 2009 | Comment Now 
Security researchers are warning administrators to secure their servers in the wake of new Secure Shell (SSH) attacks.
 
Spotify user details compromised in major hack 
By Phil Muncaster | Mar 6, 2009 | Comment Now 
Online music service Spotify has become the latest web firm to suffer a major hack, after revealing yesterday that criminals may have accessed user registration details.
 
Biometrics more popular than passwords 
By Clement James | Jul 9, 2008 | Comment Now 
The majority of consumers are concerned about the security and use of Pins, passwords and 'secret' data used by bank call centres to verify identity.
 
Poor passwords open web bank users to ID theft 
By Robert Jaques | Mar 8, 2007 | Comment Now 
Kaspersky Lab finds password security not good enough.
 
Enterprises wasting millions updating privileged passwords 
By Clement James | Feb 1, 2007 | Comment Now 
Typical enterprise spends more than US$500,000 each year, research claims.
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