Sentences with phrase «of weak passwords»

Instead, it populates via Secure Shell services that are susceptible to brute - force attacks because of weak passwords, Akamai SIRT's researchers said.

In a prosecution for that offence, one can not claim authority because of a weak password.

However, if your funds are stolen because of a weak password or mishandling of account then GDAX is not responsible at all.

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In fact, 80 % of all breaches were due to weak admin passwords!

Many people will operate their home computers with weak or even no passwords and with their only protection from Internet threats being the rudimentary security capabilities of their DSL router or cable modem, which they will gladly disable to make it easier for their Xbox, PlayStation or Wii game console to connect with strangers from all over the world.

Many users still conceal some of their most valuable data behind the shockingly weak combination of a username and password, with over half of users openly admitting they use the same password for all of their logins.

«They may have very weak password policies and security policies that could let intruders take control of pumps, valves and other key components of the industrial control system.»

Objectives: With the goal of moving to digital, the leadership at Cityville needed to make sure that all 5000 of their team members have essential ICT security knowledge including basic password security behaviors, knowing about the difference between strong and weak passwords, how to use two factor authentication, and how to use password management tools.

Also, in a situation where an application forces users to use a weak password by restricting length and / or valid characters (think 4 - digit PIN), adding a 32 - bit salt (4 characters) is only going to give you a total length of 8 characters, well within reach of a nearly instantaneous rainbow table attack for common hashes like SHA - 1.

If one has a weak password for one's web - based personal information, is it reasonable to conclude that one has a reduced expectation of privacy with respect to that information?

In a recent survey of 500 information technology and data security workers, 40 percent said they could easily use their knowledge of encryption keys, shared passwords, weak controls and loopholes in data security programs to make off with information, or hold their organization's data hostage.

On the other hand, many of the security vulnerabilities are the same as they've always been: weak passwords, unsafe storage and remote access habits, and outdated software.

I suspect that the underlying message is that by allowing users to choose weak passwords organizations send the unfortunate message that security is not important and the protection of personal information is either not a priority or the PI itself is of low value.

Considering more than 80 % of breaches are due to weak or poor password management it was a shock to find out that 59 % of SMBs have no visibility into their employee password practice and hygiene.

That said, if you do decide to encrypt your phone, remember that it won't make a bit of difference if it has a weak password or screen lock.

If your account has a strong password and two - factor authentication enabled, this means that instead of weak default random password the TeamViewer client creates each session, anyone attempting to access the remote computer will need your login, your strong password, and access to your authenticator.

When there's dozens of security options right at your fingertips, like we just demonstrated, there is no excuse for running TeamViewer with no user account, no two factor authentication, and a weak password.

The majority of people use very weak passwords and reuse them on different websites.

An overwhelming amount of people find many of the above processes (two - factor authentication, for example) unnecessary or obtrusive — just a few of the reasons why they tend to secure their data and personal information using nothing more than a weak password.

There's a vulnerability scanner that looks for out - of - date software; it ignores weak passwords, though.

«If you are a user of a website, your biggest threat is that you re-use the same password everywhere, so that when a hacker breaks into a weak website, they get your password to strong website (like Google or Twitter),» said Robert Graham, chief executive officer at Atlanta - based Errata Security.

As Lenovo indicates in a recent support bulletin, versions of the utility older than 8.01.87 are vulnerable to attack thanks to a weak algorithm and a hard - coded password — leaving sensitive data accessible to any user with local non-administrative access to a machine.

«If you want to move the needle and focus on the causes of the vast majority of breaches out there, then go back to insecure remote access, weak or default passwords and unpatched or outdated software,» Lance says.

Over 70 percent of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges allow users to create accounts with weak passwords, a new study reveals.

More than 70 percent of the surveyed exchanges allow you to create weak passwords, according to the annual Cryptocurrency Exchange Password Power Rankings, presented by Dashlane.

Some of the most popular crypto exchanges allow customers to use dangerously weak passwords, a new research has found.

Email and credential security are at the heart of cybersecurity, as most breaches result from the compromise of weak logins and passwords.