Researchers have found a way to guess passwords from keyboard sounds recorded by a smartphone with 95% accuracy.
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Should you allow your browser to remember your passwords?
It’s very convenient to store your passwords in your browser. But is it a good idea?
Dependabot impersonators cause trouble on GitHub
GitHub is experiencing issues of the “breached account and malicious code” variety. ITPro reports that unnamed individuals have been compromising accounts and using…
Baby monitor safety: What you need to know
Do you have an impending new arrival in your family of the small and very noisy variety? If so, you’re probably…
Child safety app riddled with vulnerabilities: Update now!
An app designed to restrict screen time and add a “kids’ mode” for children on smart devices has been found to…
US Department of the Interior’s passwords “easily cracked”
It’s bad news for the US Department of the Interior—a Government watchdog’s security audit has revealed its passwords are simply not…
AstraZeneca leaked a password that gave access to patient data
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca accidentally left a list of credentials online for more than a year that gave access to sensitive patient data. A…
4 times students compromised school cybersecurity
For many students school can be a tough time, and we’ve all heard stories about bored or frustrated kids compromising school cybersecurity…
Apple’s passkeys attempt to solve the password problem
The recent Apple Worldwide Developers Conference(WWDC) revealed another teasing of what has been referred toas “the end of passwords forever”. Passkeys…
Why you should act like your CEO’s password is “qwerty”
A poor password at the highest levels of an organisation can cost a company millions in losses. Recent findings show that…