Schneier on Security

MAY 7, 2021

Six-and-seven-year-olds will be taught how to use usernames and passwords, and the pitfalls of clicking on pop-up links to competitions. By the time kids are in third and fourth grade, they’ll be taught how to identify the personal data that may be stored by online services, and how that can reveal their location or identity.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

txt" had a small number of email address and password hex pairs. I mean can we trust that both the email addresses and passwords from these alleged breaches represent actual accounts on those services? txt" and true to its name, it appears from the forgotten password email that they were never even hashed in the first place.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 29, 2024

As a new semester begins, we at Cisco Duo want to share some findings and trends pertaining to threat activity we have seen across higher education customers. In this situation, we can assume that they have either phished users’ first factor credentials (their password), or are crawling user accounts with weak, guessable passwords.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 8, 2024

Case in point: a colossal password compilation dubbed "RockYou2024" has emerged, containing nearly 10 billion unique passwords. The name "RockYou2024" pays homage to the infamous RockYou data breach of 2009, which exposed 32 million passwords due to insecure storage practices.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 6, 2025

Medusa Locker is a type of ransomware that operates under a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, primarily targeting large enterprises in sectors such as healthcare and education. Nothing showed evidence that a HIPAA-compliant risk analysis had ever been conducted (lists of usernames and passwords in plain text on the compromised server).

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Australian government’s rollout of passkeys for its digital service portal myGov will build momentum for wider adoption; though, challenges like user education and tech fragmentation remain.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 26, 2025

Internet security expert and educator Troy Hunt disclosed this week that he had been hit by one of the oldestand most provenscams in the online world: A phishing attack. Hunt also noticed that, when he tried to log into his Mailchimp account by following the phishing emails link, his password manager did not auto-fill his account details.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

” For instance, educational robots that connect to the internet and support video calls. Subject of the study: educational robot The toy is designed to educate and entertain children; it is an interactive device running the Android operating system. In other words, this is a “tablet on wheels.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

The attacker then moved via RDP to a server and attempted to deploy ransomware as a password-protected zip file, but the victims EDR tool blocked it. Ensure default passwords of IoT devices are changed to unique and complex ones.” Realizing EDR was active, they pivoted by scanning the network for vulnerable devices.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Though cookies themselves don’t steal passwords, they can be hijacked to access sensitive data. Adopt Strong Password Policies Promote the use of strong, unique passwords and enforce regular password updates. Then, invalidate active sessions, update passwords and security keys, and then refresh the website software.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Strong Password Management: Enforce strong, unique passwords and multi-factor authentication to protect against unauthorized access. Regular Security Audits and Training: Identify vulnerabilities through audits and educate employees on cybersecurity best practices.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 27, 2023

Each year, the day provides an opportunity to educate consumers and organisations alike on the importance of privacy and staying safe online. Improving your password habits: Do not use any combination of characters that is easy to guess. Recognisable keystroke patterns or short passwords should also be avoided.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Lock Out Hackers: Why Every School Needs Strong Passwords We recently hosted a live webinar to help kick off 2025, encouraging you to strengthen your school districts cybersecurity and online safety systems. The post Lock Out Hackers: Why Every School Needs Strong Passwords appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Fluent in American English, a gang member convinced a help desk worker to provide a one-time password to log into the systems. But persuading a poorly trained help desk operator to provide a temporary password isn’t, unfortunately, out of the ordinary. Reduce the amount of time a temporary password can be used.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. Awareness events foster to shape human attitude, enhance a positive culture against cyber threats, and educate businesses and people about protective measures they can take to secure their sensitive personal data: Enable MFA.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Organizations, in particular, should educate employees on the dangers of phishing, enforce strict email filtering policies, and consider advanced security measures such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password managers configured for URL matching.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

million customers, including website administrator passwords, sFTP credentials, and private SSL keys; -December 2022: Hackers gained access to and installed malware on GoDaddy’s cPanel hosting servers that “intermittently redirected random customer websites to malicious sites.”

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 26, 2024

YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO READ ABOUT: Snapchat Password Cracking Tools: A Guide to Staying Safe Harness Biometric Security Features While Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) is widely recommended, integrating biometric security adds an unmatched layer of protection. Create a schedule where passwords are changed automatically or at regular intervals.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware. Enforce strong passwords and implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) — by educating users about using a unique password for each account and enforcing higher security for privileged accounts (administrators, root).

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Cybersecurity Week is a global initiative that brings together various stakeholders—government agencies, educational institutions, and private companies—to promote understanding and awareness of cybersecurity issues. These sessions not only educate participants but also foster a sense of community among those invested in cybersecurity.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Storm-2372s targets during this time have included government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), information technology (IT) services and technology, defense, telecommunications, health, higher education, and energy/oil and gas in Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East.”

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. In addition, educating employees about cybersecurity issues can help to reinforce the security-minded culture of the organization and change employee behaviour. Change passwords regularly. The best practice is to change passwords every 90 days.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2025

Xanthorox vision can analyze images and screenshots to extract sensitive data or interpret visual content useful for cracking passwords or reading stolen documents. Generative AI tools are being used increasingly for good, from writing code to helping with education. ” How are security teams responding?

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2022

Sensitive information including passwords and financial information can be exfiltrated and ransomware can be deployed to block access to critical data. Change passwords regularly. The potential for hacks and scams is limited to the imagination of the person or group performing them. Create a culture of cybersecurity and data hygiene.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2025

Employee training: Educate staff about cybersecurity best practices , including recognizing phishing attempts and using strong, unique passwords. Advanced threat detection: Deploy intrusion detection and prevention systems to monitor network traffic for suspicious activities.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Improving Identity Protection According to Microsoft’s Entra ID data, more than 600 million identity attacks occur daily, and 99% of them are password based. This includes strengthening password policies, implementing multi-factor authentication, and leveraging advanced threat detection techniques.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

During this time, many government agencies and consumer protection organizations come together to help educate consumers on how to keep their personal and financial information secure. How to protect yourself and your data Smart ways to secure your devices Strong passwords – Make them long, random, and unique.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

More commonly, that access is purchased from a cybercriminal broker who specializes in acquiring remote access credentials — such as usernames and passwords needed to remotely connect to the target’s network. Gmail’s password recovery function says the backup email address for devrian27@gmail.com is bo3 *@gmail.com.

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The Hacker News

MAY 27, 2024

The transition to the cloud, poor password hygiene and the evolution in webpage technologies have all enabled the rise in phishing attacks. But despite sincere efforts by security stakeholders to mitigate them - through email protection, firewall rules and employee education - phishing attacks are still a very risky attack vector.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 19, 2025

Here are some of the risks: Desensitisation and Missed Warnings: Whether its a phishing email, a password reset notification, or a critical system alert, tech users are increasingly tuning out notifications. This proactive step significantly reduces impulsive responses to scams or urgent-sounding threats.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

New York City based Sisense has more than 1,000 customers across a range of industry verticals, including financial services, telecommunications, healthcare and higher education. ” “We are taking this matter seriously and promptly commenced an investigation,” Dash continued.

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 25, 2018

My relationship with 1Password stretches all the way back to 2011 when I came to the realisation that the only secure password is the one you can't remember. And if you're not already putting all your passwords in 1Password, go and grab a free trial and give it a go.

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Daniel Miessler

MAY 8, 2020

There are security/hacker types that maintain massive repositories of passwords. Change all default passwords to something unique and strong. Most home networks get broken into through either phishing or some random device they have with a bad password. This is the most important thing in this article. Which is most people.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A prime example is multi-factor authentication (MFA), a security process that requires users to verify their identity in two or more ways, such as a password, a code sent to their phone, or a fingerprint. MFA Bombing: Armed with the compromised username and password, they initiate a login attempt and trigger an MFA prompt.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 31, 2020

We have taken steps across our technology, processes and employee education, to help prevent these types of attacks in the future.” In cases where passwords are used, pick unique passwords and consider password managers.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This overconfidence is cause for concern for many cybersecurity professionals as humans are the number one reason for breaches (how many of your passwords are qwerty or 1234five?). Only 28 percent don’t use repeated passwords•Only 20 percent use a password manager. Not using repeated passwords.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2025

Level Up Your Security: Embrace Passkeys and Phishing-Resistant 2FA andrew.gertz@t Fri, 01/31/2025 - 15:17 Celebrate Change Your Password Day and 2FA Day by embracing passkeys and phishing-resistant 2FA. Redefining Change Your Password Day Well start with Change Your Password Day because, frankly, its a little complicated.

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