Developer reveals the top 10 most common iPhone passwords
Daniel Amitay, the developer of the Big Brother Camera Security app for the iPhone recently updated the app to send passwords that users set for the app, back to him for some research he was doing....
View ArticleMozilla BrowserID: so you don’t have to remember countless passwords
There are so many web services available right now, with each one requiring a separate login to use. And while we know it’s not wise to use the same password for all your different accounts – it’s just...
View ArticleHotmail to roll out new features to combat spam and account hacking
You have probably received weird sounding emails from your friends before, and for those who us who are more suspicious in nature, we think “spam” and don’t bother opening it. Spam and account hacking...
View ArticleMac OS X Lion’s auto-login has a security flaw
If you have recently installed Mac OS X Lion on your computer, you might have been slightly pleased with the automatic login which shaves off a couple of seconds between turning on your computer and...
View ArticleCheap graphics cards help crack passwords
Do you happen to be in possession of some rather nifty hacking knowledge, and also a £30 graphics card lying around the basement somewhere? If you answered “Yes” on both accounts, then good – chances...
View Article4sqwifi helps search for passwords for nearby WiFi hotspots
If you’re traveling in a foreign country and you’re looking to hook up your iPhone or iPad to a nearby WiFI hotspot, it seems that an app for the iPhone called 4sqwifi will attempt to fetch you the...
View ArticleWindows 8 to make password management easier
With so many passwords to remember and with different websites requiring different styles of passwords, i.e. alphanumeric, with a mixture of uppercase and lowercase, a minimum 6/8/10 characters, etc,...
View Article‘Password1’ is most popular business password worldwide
If you own a business, then make sure not only you, but your entire organization – everything that needs and everyone who has a password, will not use ‘Password1’ as the password. This is what we...
View ArticlePassword Protection App will ban employers from asking for Facebook passwords
There has been a lot of hoo-ha lately on how employees should not ask prospective and current employees access to their Facebook account. While it might have merely been frowned upon in the past, it...
View ArticleOpen Home WiFi Access Led to SWAT Raid on Innocent Family Home
In Evansville, Indiana, a Police SWAT team has executed a search warrant on a home in full tactical gears. The reason: threats perpetrated against local Police forces over the internet, threatening the...
View ArticlePassword of the future: Your eye movement
Do you remember the nonchalant manner in which Loki obtained an eyeball at a ball (sorry, I just could not resist that) in the Avengers? Well, biometric security measures are not exactly the newest kid...
View ArticleCalifornia, Illinois Employers Cannot Request For Employee Facebook Passwords
I am not quite sure just how the law allows employers to know an employee’s Facebook password in the first place, but I am glad that the courts have ruled that employers in California and Illinois no...
View ArticleGoogle Thinking Of Ways To Replace Traditional Passwords With Portable Methods
In the digital age, passwords are a complete necessity in order to keep others out of your private accounts. What would Facebook, Gmail or any other service be without a password that only allows you...
View ArticleTweetbot For iOS Update Adds Support For Flickr, Vine, Chrome And 1Password
Even though Twitter doesn’t have as many active users as Google+ and Facebook, I still prefer to use it as my go-to platform to share all of my future meals, communicate with celebrities and share my...
View ArticleAT&T Wants Sanitized Passwords
If you think that having so many passwords to remember is a bane to your mind these days, how about choosing one that has some obscene words thrown into the mix? That ought to make life easier for...
View ArticleBrainwave Sensor Will Validate Log In Credentials Using Only Your Mind
When you consider how easy it is for anyone to look over your shoulder while you’re typing in your password, as secure as you believe it to be, there will always be a way for people to figure it out of...
View ArticleApple Password Recovery System Patented
Passwords are sensitive stuff, and with so many user accounts for a person to hold these days, it can get rather tricky trying to remember all of them, as some sites require 8 characters minimum, while...
View ArticleMotorola Considers Pills, Tattoos To Allow You To Become A Walking Password
Motorola is coming up with a way for you to wear a tattoo or swallow a pill to help authenticate your passwords.
View ArticlePasswords Of The Future Require You To Make A Funny Face
Think you've got a mean funny face that nobody else can replicate? Good, as that is what Google wants to use for future passwords.
View ArticleGoogle Chrome Carries Danger Of Exposing User Passwords
Your personal information is definitely very precious to you, which is why you should take all the possible and necessary steps to prevent any kind of personal information from getting stolen or...
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