Tag Archives: passwords

RSA can be intimidating for first-time attendees – and this year’s event was no different. Walking the exhibit floor (all 700,000 square feet of it) is nearly a full-day experience on its own. And when you consider the bright oversized logos … Continue reading →

Edmunds.com is the online resource for automotive consumers, enthusiasts and insiders. To keep up with their many users and the rapidly growing list of services and technologies Edmunds’ employees need to do their work, the company brought on a multitude … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, Nissan confirmed a network hack that comprised both employee names and encrypted passwords. Nicole Perlroth of the New York Times covered the news, citing the commentary of Nissan spokesperson David Reuter and Shawn Henry, former FBI cyber-cop. … Continue reading →

Computerworld’s Jaikumar Vijayan story today on the Utah Department of Health security breach that exposed approximately 280,000 Social Security numbers highlights a point we’ve written about many times in the past: Weak, easy-to-guess passwords are perhaps the biggest threat to … Continue reading →

IBM recently released its second-quarter earnings report, citing impressive gains (Q2 revenues rose 12 percent to $26.7B). While the hardware side of IBM’s business is undoubtedly important, it’s the company’s ability to pivot to emerging market trends, especially the cloud, … Continue reading →

So we learned last week that hackers successfully broke into one of  Electronic Arts’ systems, accessing a slew of users’ personal information, including email and mailing addresses, phone numbers and birth dates. The breach raises concerns about password security in … Continue reading →