Tagged: Passwords & News
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Mystery surrounds exposure of thousands of Twitter passwords News
09.05.2012 Twitter is understood to be investigating how 55,000 user passwords were published online yesterday. -
Security group IRISSCERT promotes safe password use among teens News
09.05.2012 IRISSCERT, the non-profit computer emergency response team, has launched an awareness campaign to highlight the need for secure passwords among teenagers and young adults. -
Apple OS X Lion passwords exposed in security blunder News
07.05.2012 A security blunder in the most recent version of Mac OS X – 10.7.3 – apparently turns on a system-wide debut log file that contains the login passwords of every user who has...Categories: Software, Servers, Security, Operating Systems, Infrastructure Management, Enterprise, Database, Data Management, CIO -
What to do when the internet is down (infographic) News
30.04.2012 What to do when the incomprehensible happens - the internet goes down? A new infographic takes a cheeky look at 16 possible solutions.Categories: Wireless Communications, Web, Telecommunications, Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Communications -
92pc of Conficker infections down to stolen passwords - report News
26.04.2012 The Conficker worm has been detected about 220m times worldwide in the past two and a half years, making it one of the biggest ongoing threats to enterprises, the Microsoft... -
Facebook hits out against employers who ask for passwords News
23.03.2012 Facebook has spoken out against employers who ask for job applicants’ Facebook passwords, making it a violation of its statement of rights and responsibilities. A US Senator is... -
YouPorn breach – hackers get away with 6,400 user names/passwords News
23.02.2012 YouPorn, which is one of the top 100 most-visited websites in the world, has been attacked by hackers who exposed the user names and passwords of some 6,400 users. -
17-year-olds’ facial recognition software signals death of passwords News
13.01.2012 Two 17-year-olds from a Northside school in Dublin have created a new facial recognition system that website owners can deploy to allow their users to log in without having to... -
Anonymous attack reveals US, UK and Nato email passwords News
09.01.2012 A hacker attack believed to have been orchestrated by Anonymous has seen thousands of US and British email addresses and passwords belonging to politicians, defence department... -
Windows 8 will let you draw your password News
19.12.2011 Very soon we will be drawing our passwords. Microsoft’s next operating system Windows 8 will boast new picture password technology on tablet and touchscreen computers, the... -
No more passwords in five years, IBM predicts News
20.12.2011 Passwords will be history within five years and instead our biological makeup will be the key that grants us access to files and services via biometrics, technology giant IBM... -
RSA gives SMBs enterprise-class alternative to reliance on passwords News
02.12.2011 RSA Authentication Manager Express, an authentication solution designed to meet the cost and convenience requirements of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has been... -
Hackers target United Nations agency - report News
30.11.2011 A group of hackers calling themselves Teampoison has posted online more than 100 email addresses and login details it claimed to have obtained from the United Nations, calling... -
Hackers attack US water system – new age of cyber terror begins News
21.11.2011 An investigation is under way into reports that hackers managed to remotely shut down a water system in Illinois. At the dawn of the age of cyber terrorism against nations, the...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Servers, Security, Global CIO, Data Management, CIO -
Sony locks down 93,000 accounts in latest cyber-attack attempt News
12.10.2011 Sony has locked down some 93,000 user accounts after detecting attempts on Sony Entertainment Network, PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment aimed at testing a set...Categories: Servers, Security, Global CIO, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Digital Business, CIO -
Jobs website hacked, two arrested News
09.09.2011 Two people alleged to have hacked jobs website MyJob.ie have been arrested and a file has been sent to the DPP. The owners of the website have written to users, urging them to... -
Wikileaks threatens to sue The Guardian … over a leak! News
01.09.2011 Until recently Wikileaks and The Guardian newspaper were firm allies. However, Wikileaks has commenced pre-litigation against the newspaper, alleging a Gurdian journalist...Categories: Software & Web Development, Security, Multimedia, Media, Legal Eagle, Legal, Digital Media -
One in five admit logging into partner's email, social networks News
27.07.2011 One in five people in a relationship has logged onto his or her partner's - or an ex-partner's - email or social networking account without the partner or ex-partner's... -
Toshiba web server hacked News
18.07.2011 Personal information, including the passwords and email addresses of hundreds of customers, has been compromised following the hacking of one of Toshiba Corporation's US-based... -
Hotmail to ban '123456' passwords News
16.07.2011 Microsoft's Hotmail is going to force users who have simple passwords to change them into ones that are more difficult to guess in an effort to increase the service's security.