Data Breach
Data Breach: A data breach is an incident wherein information is stolen or taken from a system without the knowledge or authorization of the system’s owner. A small company or a large organization may suffer a data breach.
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- Passwords: Not Going Away Anytime Soon
While it’s true that passwords are not the most convenient way of authenticating yourself and they are inherently insecure, we should not be so quick to dismiss them. Here's why. - Fingerprint Scans, Passwords, and Managing Online Accounts
How new mobile technology, such as the Touch ID sensor on the iPhone 5S, is addressing the "password problem" - The Trouble With Passwords
Password security has always been about balancing what people can remember and what’s difficult for attackers to guess. Today's computing environment is making it harder to balance. - Password (In)security, Revisited
These latest data breach incidents teach us that people are still using woefully insecure passwords. Here are a few tips on how to improve your password security.
Data breaches take time and a lot of effort to pull off, but successful breaches can affect not just organizations, but also millions of people. Learn what a data breach is, what types of data is usually stolen, and what happens to stolen data.
A decade's worth of breaches has led to this. Forward-looking threat researcher Numaan Huq analyzes what has happened to the stolen data affecting major US industries. We map out the probabilities; see where the information goes and how much it's sold.