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Feeling safe with that complicated password? Think again, security experts say – complexity affects memorability and fosters unsafe practices
Overly complex passwords are not just ineffective but dangerously insecure, according to the latest National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines. Humans often choose easily guessed passwords for the sake of memorability, NIST said, meaning many online services have introduced rules that demand a certain level of complexity. For example, many services require users to create passwords that contain…
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“This is a complicated problem for us”: Proofpoint points finger at user configurations for spam attacks earlier this year
Proofpoint has blamed poor user configurations for a spam attack linked to its platform in August, with a senior company figure suggesting responsibility lies with customers. Speaking at a media roundtable for Proofpoint Protect London 2024, Ryan Kalember, EVP of cybersecurity strategy at Proofpoint noted that, within reason, any security “can be configured in really bad ways” in response to…
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