The use of multiple accounts, to handle separation of roles and responsibilities for a single person, has resulted in the increased use of special characters in usernames.
A new technique for phishing has emerged. Dubbed “spear phishing,” it targets specific individuals or groups to gather information. The FBI documented spear phishing attacks in early 2009 , and since then the frequency, complexity, and motives behind spear phishing have grown more sophisticated and dangerous.
Other than divine intervention, the best answer is to rely on mathematical and statistical models along with computer simulation to help forecast, predict and control risk.
RSA was hacked potentially compromising SecurID, currently the most popularly used 2-factor authentication mechanism. What is the attacker really after?
TPM can be found in many or most business PCs, but are neither well known nor popularly used. With the need and popularity of strong authentication rising, TPM introduces an alternative to strong authentication worth considering.
“Passwords are the worse irritating thing since the invention of the PC.” A common response to hear when asking the average computer user what they hate the most about their daily job.
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