encryption

Two weeks ago when we started this series on password security, we revealed some sad statistics.  60% of people use the same password on multiple accounts.  The average person has 26 password protected accounts, but only used 5 passwords across those accounts.  And 85% of people keep track of passwords through memorization.

People reuse passwords just because it is easier.  I get it, I have over 100 password protected accounts (not 26) and it is not possible for me to keep ...

Did you know that the most popular passwords can be cracked in minutes?   And that passwords with 8 characters or fewer can be cracked in a few seconds?  This is why I say that passwords by themselves are no longer a useful form of security.  Today is the second of a five part series on password security, and focuses on the methodology used by password cracking software programs.

Cyber-criminal groups who specialize in password cracking generally harvest huge lists of user ...