So a study by Concordia has shown that the password strength meters we sometimes rely on to measure how good our passwords are, aren’t really that good themselves. The same password gave varied results about...
I ran across this today and thought it was yet another reason for strong passwords, but also so true and very funny. So with that, I will leave you with the comic. The real reason...
On March 3, 2014 researchers announced an SSL/TLS vulnerability billed the FREAK Attack. This attack is a result of a long ago US Government policy requiring “weak” encryption for export outside of the US. The...
So I’ve talked a lot about how you can use 2FA within your organization, and how it could have solved some big issues in terms of hacks and other breaches in the last few months,...
So on a personal note, I had to mention the death of Leonard Nimoy yesterday (nice obit here). I remember watching Star Trek in syndication on PBS on Saturday nights (3 straight shows and no...
As I’ve said before, there are many things that could be used as a factor for authentication, and I think this may be the first commercial use on a large scale. This is potentially a...
Now this isn’t something new, but I thought that the description of what some banks do to secure your login is a good one. We aren’t all banks, and we don’t all have the resources...
I was thinking about the push for compliance that we always hear about: “I need to be compliant to XYZ for reason ABC”, where you can fill in things like PCI, so you won’t be...
Late on Wednesday, it was confirmed that Anthem, the second largest health insurer in the U.S., was breached (ransacked is the word used to describe the attack and severity of the access). While it isn’t...
