Passwords

Single Sign-On (SSO) has emerged as a cornerstone for organizations seeking stronger security, effortless user access, and boosted efficiency. As IT landscapes grow more intricate with proliferating cloud apps SSO lets users authenticate once to seamlessly enter multiple services, eliminating...

Developers are unintentionally exposing passwords, API keys, and sensitive data in production information into online formatting tools such as JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify. New research from watchTowr shows that thousands of secrets from critical organizations have been publicly accessible for...

Google has announced significant changes to its password policies for Google Workspace, aimed at improving user security and protecting against unauthorized access. The tech giant is phasing out support for Less Secure Apps (LSAs), which require users to share their...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released updated guidelines for password security, marking a significant shift from traditional password practices. These new recommendations, outlined in NIST Special Publication 800-63B, aim to enhance cybersecurity while improving user experience. One...

Meta has been slapped with a €91 million ($101 million) fine by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for storing hundreds of millions of user passwords in plaintext on its internal systems. This security lapse, first discovered and announced by...

Today is an important day for online security as it marks World Password Day. This serves as a reminder to prioritize the use of strong and secure passwords to protect our online accounts and personal information from potential cyber...

The UK government has introduced a new law to improve the security of smart devices. This law mandates that all smart devices sold in the country must not have weak, default passwords such as '1234'. This new law's primary objective is...

GitHub, the omnipresent nexus for developers and their code, has embarked on a decisive initiative aimed at fortifying the security of the software supply chain.  In a groundbreaking announcement, the platform has set forth a mandate for two-factor authentication (2FA),...

Password Managers have become increasingly important to smartphone users as they provide a high level of convenience to users for filling out the information on a web page or application instead of typing out everything. Additionally, there is no...

Recently, 1Password detected suspicious activity on their Okta instance on September 29, but no user data or sensitive systems were compromised. 1Password is widely used as a popular password manager and security tool, trusted by individuals and businesses.  Users opt for...