Password Security

Password cracking vulnerability in Oracle database

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Attackers could link password hash with specific session key to crack users' passwords.

Billabong is latest password breach victim, 21k exposed

Another day, another major company is hacked of its members' passwords. This time it is Billabong, the Australia-based surfwear manufacturer, and the credentials reportedly were publicly posted and unencrypted.

The real impact of the leaked password attacks

The real impact of the leaked password attacks

Yes, LinkedIn failed to have the proper technology in place to protect its users' passwords, but as we share more information with websites, some of the burden is on the users to safeguard their personal data.

Sponsored Video: Julian Lovelock, VP of product marketing, ActivIdentity

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ActivIdentity's Julian Lovelock discusses challenges in the IT security world today with Dan Kaplan, executive editor of SC Magazine, in this insightful In Focus video.

Thanks to weak passwords, Conficker worm still rampant

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Detection numbers continue to rise for the infamous Conficker worm within enterprises, even though there is a patch available and no new variants have appeared in two years.

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