Articles Tagged with ''passwords''

Most consumers consider usernames and passwords cumbersome and are interested in using alternatives to them to protect their security on the Internet.

About half of those responding to an online survey say their passwords are 5 years old.

 A state Senate committee voted down a bill that would allow employers responsible for the care of minors to require access to their employees' social media accounts. 

Cybersecurity is guaranteed to make big headlines in 2015, according to one computer fraud expert.

A Russian crime ring has stolen 1.2 billion username and password combinations and more than 500 million email addresses.

The Massachusetts Senate voted to pass a bill that makes it illegal for employers and school administrators to demand access to employees’, applicants’, and students’ social media accounts.

eBay been hit by a huge cyberattack that compromised its main database holding user passwords.

Even after the Heartbleed bug, some of the most popular websites aren't taking password security seriously.

The FIDO Alliance has released a public draft of new security standards that could someday make user passwords obsolete, Forbes reports. The FIDO Alliance, a security-minded industry consortium that includes Google, Netflix and PayPal, is drawing the support of major tech companies looking for login alternatives with greater security, which easing the authentication burden on consumers, who must create and manage passwords and credentials for the numerous sites they visit.