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The case for splitting identity and access

The case for splitting identity and access

There are good reasons why the twain should never meet.
Dan Raywood Mar 28 2011 9:59AM Security
Hospital hacking security guard gets 9 years

Hospital hacking security guard gets 9 years

Ghost Exodus wanted to DDoS Anonymous.
Liam Tung Mar 23 2011 6:02AM Security
DPS forced to defend network reliability

DPS forced to defend network reliability

Forced "password upgrade" behind latest Parliamentary computer glitch.
Ry Crozier Feb 22 2011 6:23AM Hardware
Spammers steal 400k user identities from recruiter

Spammers steal 400k user identities from recruiter

Job seekers' identities compromised in massive data breach.
Dan Raywood Feb 14 2011 8:24AM Security
Businesses vulnerable with 'antiquated' logins

Businesses vulnerable with 'antiquated' logins

90% of workers required to remember two or more passwords.
Tom Brewster Jan 18 2011 12:38PM Security
Gawker breach prompts LinkedIn, Yahoo password resets

Gawker breach prompts LinkedIn, Yahoo password resets

Antiquated encryption algorithm a key security flaw.
Angela Moscaritolo Dec 20 2010 1:56PM Security
Amazon EC2 GPU becomes password cracker

Amazon EC2 GPU becomes password cracker

Speedy cracker.
Liam Tung Nov 17 2010 7:35AM Security
Live hack proves password theft is easy

Live hack proves password theft is easy

Fake hotspot snares users.
Tom Brewster Nov 3 2010 2:52PM Security
Expiring passwords easily hacked

Expiring passwords easily hacked

Four in 10 passwords can be hacked in three seconds, according to US researchers.
Eric Doyle Oct 18 2010 1:24PM Security
Student faces jail after Palin email hack conviction

Student faces jail after Palin email hack conviction

Faces 20 year sentence for guessing password.
Iain Thomson May 4 2010 6:19AM Security
Atlassian suffers data breach, downtime

Atlassian suffers data breach, downtime

Company founder apologises to affected customers.
Staff Writers Apr 14 2010 12:37PM Software
New phishing attack hits Twitter

New phishing attack hits Twitter

Direct messages used again.
Dan Raywood Mar 23 2010 12:21PM Security
Faux Facebook emails use password reset ploy

Faux Facebook emails use password reset ploy

Attachment is malicious.
Dan Kaplan Mar 19 2010 10:16AM Security
Password reuse threatens online banking security

Password reuse threatens online banking security

Data gleaned from four million PCs.
Iain Thomson Feb 3 2010 11:50PM Security
Poor password behaviour beating banking security

Poor password behaviour beating banking security

Report finds massive re-use of passwords.
Iain Thomson Feb 3 2010 3:06PM Security
New study highlights weak password policies

New study highlights weak password policies

Users still selecting easily-compromised passwords.
Shaun Nichols Jan 22 2010 11:13AM Security
Facebook employee reports widespread privacy abuses

Facebook employee reports widespread privacy abuses

Employees accessed user accounts with master password.
Dan Raywood Jan 13 2010 11:23AM Security
Trojan attack targets Facebook users

Trojan attack targets Facebook users

Malware scam claims to offer password reset confirmation.
David Neal Oct 29 2009 3:17AM Security
Password breaches lead to rise in email spam

Password breaches lead to rise in email spam

Researchers point to Hotmail, Gmail, and Yahoo! password exposures.
Dan Raywood Oct 12 2009 11:25AM Security
F-Secure encourages writing down passwords

F-Secure encourages writing down passwords

Hotmail breach exposes need for more complex passwords.
Dan Raywood Oct 9 2009 11:06AM Security

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