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Password Management Passwords Risk 
Schneier on Security
JUNE 19, 2019
Stuart Schechter writes about the security risks of using a password manager. It's a good piece, and nicely discusses the trade-offs around password managers: which one to choose, which passwords to store in it, and so on. My own Password Safe is mentioned. Yes, there are losses in convenience.
Tech Republic Security
JUNE 5, 2024
Are password managers safe to use? Find out if they are really secure and discover the benefits and risks of using password managers.
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Tech Republic Security
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Like other password managers, there are risks and drawbacks to consider before trusting Firefox Password Manager with your credentials.
Malwarebytes
MAY 2, 2025
If there is a cybersecurity themed day that we would like to get rid as soon as possible its world password day. To quote Microsoft : As the world shifts from passwords to passkeys, were excited to join the FIDO Alliance in leaving World Password Day behind to celebrate the very first World Passkey Day.
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Krebs on Security
AUGUST 5, 2019
If you bank online and choose weak or re-used passwords, there’s a decent chance your account could be pilfered by cyberthieves — even if your bank offers multi-factor authentication as part of its login process. Crooks are constantly probing bank Web sites for customer accounts protected by weak or recycled passwords.
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Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 24, 2020
Tech consultants and journalists have their own conflicting opinions about the best way to manage access in a world full of security risks.
Security Boulevard
DECEMBER 21, 2021
In 2017, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released NIST Special Publication 800-63B Digital Identity Guidelines to help organizations properly comprehend and address risk as it relates to password management on the part of end users.
Security Boulevard
JANUARY 16, 2023
NortonLifeLock is warning customers their passwords are loose. The post Another Password Manager Breach: NortonLifeLock Apes LastPass appeared first on Security Boulevard. First LastPass, now this?
Daniel Miessler
MAY 14, 2020
What follows is a set of basic security hygiene steps that will significantly reduce your risk online. Use unique, strong passwords, and store them in a password manager. Many people get hacked from having guessable or previously compromised passwords. Automatic Logins Using Lastpass.
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eSecurity Planet
MARCH 8, 2022
The average internet user has somewhere around 100 accounts, according to NordPass research, meaning they have to track 100 different passwords or risk using the same one over and over. Users can share password files securely with encrypted transmissions. Vault health reports Directory sync Secure password sharing.
CyberSecurity Insiders
MAY 9, 2023
In today’s digital age, managing passwords has become increasingly complex. With the average internet user having more than 100 passwords to remember, it’s no wonder that people often resort to using weak passwords that are easy to remember or reuse the same passwords across multiple accounts. In short, yes.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
Until biometrics or a quantum solution change our everyday approach to encryption, passwords remain our first line of defense against data breaches, hackers, and thieves. Proper password hygiene doesn’t require a degree in rocket science. 1) Create sufficiently-complex passwords. But simpler passwords are much easier to hack.
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SecureWorld News
MAY 1, 2025
As we celebrate World Password Day on May 1st, it's clear that traditional password trickslike swapping "a" with "@" or adding an exclamation point at the endare no longer fooling hackers. Hackers today can guess common patterns and character swaps in mere seconds, leaving those "clever" passwords vulnerable.
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Malwarebytes
MAY 8, 2025
For decades, passwords have been our default method for keeping online accounts safe. A team at Cybernews conducted a study of over 19 billion newly exposed passwords which showed were looking at a a widespread epidemic of weak password reuse. Does that make the password obsolete? But our opponents have.
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Tech Republic Security
FEBRUARY 7, 2020
Employees who create external accounts but use them internally pose a risk to your security, says password manager company 1Password.
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eSecurity Planet
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Since many people use the same passwords or patterns when generating passwords, hackers have more and more opportunities to gain access to sensitive company data. For enterprise organizations with a large workforce that must access a wide variety of applications and databases, the risk is exponentially greater.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 28, 2022
Thought experiment story of someone of someone who lost everything in a house fire, and now can’t log into anything: But to get into my cloud, I need my password and 2FA. To get my passwords, I need my 2FA. To get my 2FA, I need my passwords. So which is the bigger risk? I am in cyclic dependency hell. Code is law.
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Security Boulevard
JANUARY 31, 2023
The post Another Password Manager Leak Bug: But KeePass Denies CVE appeared first on Security Boulevard. Two researchers report vulnerability in KeePass. But lead developer Dominik Reichl says it’s not a problem—and refuses to fix the flaw.
The Last Watchdog
JANUARY 31, 2022
We all rely on passwords. For better or worse, we will continue to use passwords to access our computing devices and digital services for years to come. Related : The coming of password-less access. Passwords were static to begin with. They have since been modified in two directions: biometrics and dynamic passwords.
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IT Security Guru
JANUARY 22, 2024
Password managers have become integral tools for individuals and businesses alike. They are primarily known for securely saving and managing login credentials so users don’t have to remember them all or write them down, where they could be compromised.
Security Boulevard
JANUARY 4, 2023
Find out how an enterprise password manager works and the benefits they have to protect your company from SaaS security risks, threats, and attacks. The post Benefits of Using an Enterprise Password Manager for SaaS appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Penetration Testing
JANUARY 29, 2025
A series of critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in Vaultwarden, a popular open-source alternative to the Bitwarden password The post Password Management at Risk: Vaultwarden Vulnerabilities Expose Millions appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 4, 2018
Software giant Citrix Systems recently forced a password reset for many users of its Sharefile content collaboration service, warning it would be doing this on a regular basis in response to password-guessing attacks that target people who re-use passwords across multiple Web sites. periodically). .” periodically).
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IT Security Guru
JANUARY 27, 2023
Despite the fact that data is growing in value and being used more frequently by organisations, there still isn’t enough awareness around the many risks that come with the collecting and handling of it. Improving your password habits: Do not use any combination of characters that is easy to guess. What is a password manager?
Security Boulevard
DECEMBER 28, 2023
The post Best of 2023: Another Password Manager Leak Bug: But KeePass Denies CVE appeared first on Security Boulevard. Two researchers report vulnerability in KeePass. But lead developer Dominik Reichl says it’s not a problem—and refuses to fix the flaw.
Troy Hunt
NOVEMBER 5, 2018
Often it's related to data breaches or sloppy behaviour on behalf of some online service playing fast and loose with HTTPS or passwords or some other easily observable security posture. It's totally going to kill passwords! I know, massive shock right?
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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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Troy Hunt
NOVEMBER 7, 2018
The first one was about HSBC disclosing a "security incident" which, upon closer inspection, boiled down to this: The security incident that HSBC described in its letter seems to fit the characteristics of brute-force password-guessing attempts, also known as a credentials stuffing attack. link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 6, 2018.
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Security Affairs
MARCH 10, 2025
This aligns with prior findings that cybercriminals cracked master passwords from LastPass to carry out major heists. DoJ, threat actors may have used private keys extracted by cracking the victim’s password vault stolen from the 2022 security breach suffered by an online password manager.
Webroot
APRIL 30, 2025
In todays digital world, passwords have become a necessary part of life. May 1, 2025, is World Password Day , a reminder that passwords are the unsung heroes of cybersecurity, the first line of defense for all your sensitive personal data. World Password Day is more relevant than ever in todays evolving threat landscape.
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Krebs on Security
JANUARY 6, 2020
Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. ” WHOLESALE PASSWORD THEFT. “We were doing the right things, just not fast enough.
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Malwarebytes
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
If you find an app from this family or another information stealer on your device, there are a few guidelines to follow to limit the damage: Change your password. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it. Choose a strong password that you dont use for anything else. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA).
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Malwarebytes
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
At Malwarebytes we’ve been telling people for years not to reuse passwords, and that a password manager is a secure way of remembering all the passwords you need for your online accounts. But we also know that a password manager can be overwhelming, especially when you’re just getting started.
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Malwarebytes
APRIL 16, 2025
This is where a bot takes a password and email address that has been stolen and leaked online, and then tries those credentials across a myriad of services in the hope that its owner will have reused the password elsewhere. Don’t reuse passwords. These account takeover attacks have skyrocketed lately. Protect your PC.
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Malwarebytes
FEBRUARY 11, 2025
They dont crack into password managers or spy on passwords entered for separate apps. If enough victims unwittingly send their passwords, the cyber thieves may even bundle the login credentials for sale on the dark web. The requests are bogus and simply a method for harvesting passwords.
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Malwarebytes
MAY 20, 2022
A poor password at the highest levels of an organisation can cost a company millions in losses. Recent findings show that half of IT leaders store passwords in shared documents. On top of that, it seems that folks at executive level are not picking good passwords either. Are CEOs naming their passwords after themselves?
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Webroot
MAY 3, 2022
Passwords have become a common way to access and manage our digital lives. Having a password allows you to securely access your information, pay bills or connect with friends and family on various platforms. However, having a password alone is not enough. Your passwords also need to be managed and protected.
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SecureWorld News
JULY 8, 2024
Online identities continue to be at risk of vulnerabilities. Case in point: a colossal password compilation dubbed "RockYou2024" has emerged, containing nearly 10 billion unique passwords. To put the magnitude of this leak into perspective, RockYou2024 contains nearly 10 billion unique passwords.
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Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. “If you have my seed phrase, you can copy and paste that into your wallet, and then you can see all my accounts. . But on Nov.
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The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The extensions are capable of hooking into login events to redirect users to a page disguised as a password manager login. Ramachandran Vivek Ramachandran , Founder & CEO of SquareX , warned about the mounting risks: “Browser extensions are a blind spot for EDR/XDR and SWGs have no way to infer their presence.
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Malwarebytes
APRIL 28, 2025
This incident echoes a previous Cybernews investigation that found WebWork, another remote team tracker, leaked over 13 million screenshots containing emails, passwords, and other sensitive work data. Change the passwords that may have been seen. You can make a stolen password useless to thieves by changing it.
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Malwarebytes
JANUARY 6, 2022
Credential stuffing is the automated injection of stolen username and password pairs in to website login forms, in order to fraudulently gain access to user accounts. Besides listening to us telling you that you should not reuse passwords across multiple platforms, there are some other thing you can do. Start using a password manager.
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Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Although GAO and others have warned of cyber risks for decades, until recently, DOD did not prioritize weapon systems cybersecurity. From the summary: Automation and connectivity are fundamental enablers of DOD's modern military capabilities. However, they make weapon systems more vulnerable to cyber attacks.
Malwarebytes
MARCH 26, 2025
However, there are a few things you can do to lower your risk. Use a different password for every online account. Choose a strong password that you dont use for anything else. Better yet, let a password manager choose one for you. How to protect your data online Don’t store your card details.
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