Attackers don't need AI to crack passwords, they build targeted wordlists from an organization's own public language. This article explains how tools like CeWL turn websites into high-success password ...

We all use passwords. We use them for our phones, our computers, our e-mail, and just about every other kind of personal account. Unfortunately, many of us use simple passwords, such as “Password1” or ...

A NIST proposal says requiring users to come up with highly complex passwords creates the possibility that users will write down the passwords in an unsafe manner ...

NIST’s latest password guidelines focus less on length and complexity of secrets and more on other measures such as 2FA, throttling, and blacklists. A comment period has closed on NIST’s new password ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lars Daniel covers digital evidence and forensics in life and law. The National Institute of Standards and Technology released ...

Few Internet frustrations are so familiar as the password restriction. After creating a few (dozen) logins for all our Web presences, the use of symbols, mixed cases, and numbers seems less like a ...

Password complexity is a hotly debated topic. Intricate options may seem the best way to secure IT landscapes but this is negated if they are difficult for people to remember. Keep it simple… With ...

Password security is changing — and updated guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reject outdated practices in favor of more effective protections. Don't have time ...

NIST’s relatively new password recommendations, which includes not using long and complex passwords that are frequently changed, are turning the computer security world on its head. Many security ...

Creating enforceable, common-sense password policies has become increasingly critical in today’s business world. One major variable in that equation is terminology. While some words (or strings of ...