password security

Cyber agencies unveil updated ransomware guide

The 2023 version offers more detailed, step-by-step guidance and associated recommendations to fortify public and private networks against sophisticated ransomware.

  • By Alexandra Kelley

What are passkeys? A cybersecurity researcher explains how you can use your phone to make passwords a thing of the past

Passwords can be hard to remember and easy to compromise, making passkeys an attractive option for digital authentication.

  • By Sayonnha Mandal

Passwordless authentication could cure user verification ills

As compromised and weak passwords continue to create major, ongoing vulnerabilities, organizations are looking at FIDO-based login options.

  • By Chris Teale

Password mismanagement still at the heart of security issues

While many government employees reuse credentials that have been compromised and put online, one expert warned MFA is not the “silver bullet” solution.

  • By Chris Teale

Local governments make common cyber mistakes, auditor finds

A Missouri state auditor identified key problem areas and solutions that local governments must address to protect against cyber threats.

  • By Kaitlyn Levinson

Enough with the weak passwords, already

The most common passwords on the dark web are those users have been repeatedly warned away from. Can training help?

  • By Chris Teale