Posted on 30 April 2024 by
Another year, another World Password Day comes around. You can almost guarantee the headlines – the number of passwords individuals have, and, how simple and easy to guess the most common passwords are. According to a study, 123456 was still the most popular. The narrative hasn’t changed in years. It’s time to move towards the […]
Posted on 26 October 2011 by
Every week, I read another story predicting the growth of cloud computing. Statistics and predictions abound; the numbers vary but all have growth in common. It sounds great but wow are we going to secure the user identities?
Posted on 15 September 2011 by
Bruce Schneier’s recent post in which he said that secret questions had reached a ‘new low’ may have shocked some casual observers, but for me it simply underlines a problem which is all too common. Personal verification questions (PVQs) and answers have been the de facto solution for forgotten passwords since the creation of email […]
Posted on 02 November 2011 by
A recent Wall Street Journal article on the insecurity of passwords confirmed what many of us have believed for some time – the days of password-only authentication are numbered. As well as highlighting the passwords that no one of sane mind should consider using (‘123456’ or ‘password’, anyone?) it also considers some of the various […]
Posted on 13 May 2011 by
Top tip number 2. in our series of 5 reasons to use digital security devices for eBanking. More security is needed where cyber criminals are attacking — at the client’s PC used for online banking.
Posted on 23 October 2012 by
We had a great reaction from our followers on our research into the issues that are keeping CIOs awake at night. Here on the blog we discussed the findings across the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the USA and the Nordics. Let’s take a look the UK findings in more detail. If you’ve seen or shared […]
