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The return of L0phtCrack
More than two years after Symantec pulled the plug on L0phtCrack, the venerable password cracking tool is being prepped for a return to the spotlight. The original creators of L0phtCrack has...
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GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstream
No weak password can survive a GPU-accelerated password recovery attack. Last week's released Wireless Security Auditor is prone to shorter the time it takes for a network administrator to...
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Five password recovery tools to use in a pinch
When you've lost a critical password for a system you administer, one of these tools may save the day.
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Your passwords don't suck, it's your policies
A developer has created a password analysis tool that examines patterns to determine password strength and concludes password-creation policies are the real enemy of solid passwords.
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Petition: Pass the Password Protection Act
Access Now has launched a petition to pass the Password Protection Act (PPA), a bill looking to protect employees from employers asking for access to their social networking accounts.
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California to ban employers asking for your Facebook password
California wants to become the second state to ban the practice of employers asking current employees as well as job applicants for access to their social media accounts, such as for Facebook.
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Apple releases OS X 10.7.4 addressing password security vulnerability
OS X Lion Updated 10.7.4, released today patches a critical password security vulnerability that was publicized earlier in the week.
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Apple releases OS X Lion 10.7.4, fixes FileVault password bug
Apple has released OS X Lion 10.7.4. The update includes performance improvements as well as a bunch of fixes, including the FileVault bug that was recently widely covered across the Web.
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Password Protection Act: Ban bosses asking for Facebook passwords
The Password Protection Act, which looks to protect employees from employers asking for access to their social networking accounts, has been introduced in both the House and Senate.
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Phishers hooking Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo passwords
Phishers are actively trolling the Internet trying to trick users into giving up their OpenID-based log-in credentials to popular social networking sites.
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Five free apps for secure password management
Trying to keep track of all your passwords can be tedious and frustrating and sometimes impossible. Here are a few password managers that can help.
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When will Apple patch the Lion flaw that stores passwords in clear text?
An Apple developer enabled a debug log file in OS X 10.7.3 that stores user passwords in clear-text -- and a user posted the flaw on Apple's Support Communities over three months ago.
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Apple security blunder exposes Lion login passwords in clear text
With the latest Lion security update, Mac OS X 10.7.3, Apple has accidentally turned on a debug log file outside of the encrypted area that stores the user's password in clear text.
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Judge: Facebook Likes not protected by First Amendment
U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson has ruled that Facebook Likes aren't speech protected by the First Amendment. Employees fired for Liking something on the social network have no legal shield.
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Maryland bans employers asking for your Facebook password
Maryland has become the first state to ban the practice of employers asking current employees as well as job applicants for access to their social media accounts, such as for Facebook.
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SNOPA legislation would bar employers from social network passwords
The proposed Social Networking Online Protection Act is designed to shield the social networking passwords of job applicants and students.
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Report says Hotmail exploit "spread like wild fire," is now fixed
Microsoft plugged a serious security hole in its Hotmail password reset service last week, after one report claims it was widely exploited.
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Five ways companies use social media and look like jerks
Let's take a look at five ways companies use social media and end up making themselves look like complete and utter fools.
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Maryland first to ban employers asking for your Facebook password
Maryland will soon become the first state to ban the practice of employers asking current employees as well as job applicants for access to their social media accounts, such as on Facebook.
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Researchers build invisible passwords with vibrations, sounds, flashing lights
A trio of researchers is experimenting with vibrations, sounds and flashing lights as the basis for futuristic, secure passwords.
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