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SSH server attacks resurface

SSH server attacks resurface

Security researchers are warning administrators to secure their servers in the wake of new Secure Shell (SSH) attacks.
Shaun Nichols Apr 20 2009 6:20AM Security
Spotify user details compromised in major hack

Spotify user details compromised in major hack

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.
Phil Muncaster Mar 6 2009 12:15AM Security
Biometrics more popular than passwords

Biometrics more popular than passwords

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.
Clement James Jul 9 2008 9:07AM Security
Infosec: Companies shun new technology and stick to passwords

Infosec: Companies shun new technology and stick to passwords

More than three-quarters (80 percent) of companies still use conventional passwords as a method of securing sensitive information, new research from Infosecurity Europe shows.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 17 2007 3:21PM Security
Six simple steps to managing privileged passwords

Six simple steps to managing privileged passwords

One of today's biggest IT headaches is managing privileged passwords, the super-powerful codes such as administrator on a Windows server, Root on a UNIX server, Cisco Enable on a Cisco device, as well as embedded passwords found in applications and scripts.
Calum MacLeod, Mar 13 2007 4:00PM Security
Poor passwords open web bank users to ID theft

Poor passwords open web bank users to ID theft

Kaspersky Lab finds password security not good enough.
Robert Jaques Mar 8 2007 8:32AM Security
Passwords management for UNIX and Linux systems

Passwords management for UNIX and Linux systems

An unhappy systems administrator who may want to teach a seemingly unappreciative company a lesson. An employee who is passed over for a promotion or a raise. An IT manager who is disappointed by a bonus. A technically savvy database administrator willing to change information in the Oracle Financial Suite for a CEO whose future is riding on the next stock analyst's recommendation.
Ellen Libenson, Feb 26 2007 7:12AM Security
Enterprises wasting millions updating privileged passwords

Enterprises wasting millions updating privileged passwords

Typical enterprise spends more than US$500,000 each year, research claims.
Clement James Feb 1 2007 9:23AM Security
Browser flaw leaves passwords vulnerable

Browser flaw leaves passwords vulnerable

The Mozilla Foundation is warning of a critical bug in the new Firefox 2.0 browser that could leave passwords vulnerable to hackers.
Iain Thomson Nov 27 2006 3:35PM Security
Browser flaw leaves passwords vulnerable

Browser flaw leaves passwords vulnerable

Firefox and Internet Explorer affected.
Iain Thomson Nov 24 2006 9:50AM Security
Chinese malware targets passwords and log-ins

Chinese malware targets passwords and log-ins

Hackers looking to exploit online gamers.
Robert Jaques Nov 23 2006 9:54AM Security
Study: One-third of corporate employees still write down passwords

Study: One-third of corporate employees still write down passwords

One in three corporate employees in the US write down computer passwords undermining company security, according to a study released earlier this month.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 25 2006 10:28PM Security
Privileged passwords create hacking threat

Privileged passwords create hacking threat

Non-personal passwords offer easy way in to enterprise networks.
Bobby Pickering Oct 6 2006 10:11AM Security
ATM passwords found online

ATM passwords found online

Up to 70,000 US cash machines vulnerable.
Andrew Charlesworth Sep 25 2006 9:57AM Security
RSA Security: Passwords still no good

RSA Security: Passwords still no good

Two-factor authentication vendor RSA Security has continued to heap scorn on password-based ICT security measures.
Staff Writers Sep 12 2006 1:41PM Security
70 percent of IT professionals still rely on passwords alone

70 percent of IT professionals still rely on passwords alone

More than seven in ten security professionals are still relying on passwords alone to secure their networks, according to a new survey.
René Millman Jun 27 2006 1:11PM Security
Four in ten security staffers write down passwords

Four in ten security staffers write down passwords

Nearly 40 percent of IT professionals store important passwords on paper, according to a new report.
René Millman Jun 13 2006 4:45PM Security
Survey: Most business PC users never change passwords

Survey: Most business PC users never change passwords

More than half of U.S. business computer users admit to never changing their passwords for websites and applications, new research has claimed.
William Eazel Apr 3 2006 4:59PM Security
From RSA 2006: Gates looks to simplicity without passwords

From RSA 2006: Gates looks to simplicity without passwords

The path leading to more secure computing is lined in simplicity – and more than one password, Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman and chief executive officer, said today.
Dan Kaplan Feb 14 2006 9:28PM Security
IM trojan steals web banking passwords

IM trojan steals web banking passwords

Security experts today warned instant messaging (IM) network users to beware of a newly intercepted trojan named W32/Banbra.BOK, which is using the rise in holiday season web commerce to secretly steal banking passwords from unwitting surfers.
William Eazel Dec 21 2005 2:04PM Security

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