Convenience or security?

Consumers would prefer to use the same one or two passwords for all websites they access and have little interest in using password management solutions or adopting a federated identity framework, such as OpenID, according to a survey released Tuesday from Gartner. Four thousand U.S. adults polled in September said they are unwilling to sacrifice convenience for security, consistent with previous findings. As a result, site owners must provide a "compelling justification" for customers to use additional security, according to Gartner. — DK

More in News

Privacy-bolstering "Apps Act" introduced in House

The bill would provide consumers nationwide with similar protections already enforced by a California law.

Microsoft readies permanent fix for Internet Explorer bug used in energy attacks

Microsoft is prepping a whopper of a security update that will close 33 vulnerabilities, likely including an Internet Explorer (IE) flaw that has been used in targeted website attacks against the U.S. government.

Weakness in Adobe ColdFusion allowed court hackers access to 160K SSNs

Up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and one million driver's license numbers may have been accessed by intruders.