Credential-stuffing attacks behind 30 billion login attempts in 2018
Streaming media feature among services that take the spotlight in a report on credential-stuffing attacks in 2018 Hackers made 30 billion attempts last year that
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What You Need to Know – Irish Tech News
Image source: unsplash.com The number of reported data breaches increases annually, and the threat posed by these breaches is enormous – and it’s not just
What Are Passwordless Logins? Are They Actually Secure?
Passwords are vital to your internet security. But with so many services, both online and offline, keeping track of your passwords is difficult. Passwordless login
Hash and Roll Your Way To Secure Passwords
In the electronic battlefield that is 2019, the realm of password security is fraught with dangers. Websites from companies big and small leak like sieves,
Mozilla Launches a Free Password Manager for Android
Mozilla has brought Firefox Lockbox to Android for the first time. The free password manager has been available on iOS for a while, but Firefox
The Best Password Manager for Your Mac Is…
Writing down passwords on a slip of paper or in a text file is not a secure way to store them and never will be.
Facebook has revealed that up to 600M users have had their passwords compromised – Irish Tech News
Facebook has been in the news a lot lately and it has not been positive for them. Just after Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that he
Facebook Admits Storing Passwords in Plain Text
Facebook has admitted that it stored the passwords of hundreds of millions of Facebook users in plain text. And while these passwords were only visible
Power to the People with SID (Share Internet Data) – Irish Tech News
The innovation of putting power in the hands of the people by share internet data literary delivers unprecedented and trailblazer technology that enables people to
How to Tell If a Site Stores Passwords as Plaintext (And What to Do)
Whenever you register with a site, you’re trusting them with your personal details. They have access to your email address at least, and probably much
Less than half of Irish office workers completely trust their employers to protect customers’ data – Irish Tech News
Datapac and Sophos have announced the results of a survey which highlights alarming practices prevalent in Irish workplaces and significant concerns amongst Irish office workers in
How to spot if your password was stolen in a security breach
Following the revelation that a list containing millions of stolen usernames and passwords had appeared online, we tell you a few different ways to find
With FIDO2, Android Is Moving Beyond Passwords
Google Android is now officially FIDO2 certified. This means Android users can make use of login methods other than passwords to access apps and websites.
New Research from Microsoft and Amarach Shows Poor Security Habits in Public and Private Sector Organisations in Ireland Increasing Risk of Cyberattacks
Microsoft Ireland has warned that poor security habits within large Irish public sector and commercial organisations will lead to critical data and intellectual property loss.
ClassPass, Gfycat, StreetEasy hit in latest round of mass site hacks
In just a week, a single seller put close to 750 million records from 24 hacked sites up for sale. Now, the hacker has struck again.