passwords

FTC Speaks Against Mandatory Password Changes
FTC Speaks Against Mandatory Password Changes
March 07, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

While requiring users to update their passwords has been a longstanding data security practice, FTC Chief Technologist Lorrie Cranor suggests that new research shows the...

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Envisioning A (Secure) World Without Passwords
Envisioning A (Secure) World Without Passwords
February 24, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Passwords are a less than stellar way to keep consumers from online hacking harm. Instead, the Fast IDentity Online Alliance (aka FIDO) says that a...

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Cash-Back Site BigCrumbs Is Offline After User Accounts Were Breached
Cash-Back Site BigCrumbs Is Offline After User Accounts Were Breached
February 09, 2015  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Cash-back shopping service BigCrumbs.com will be offline for as long as three weeks after discovering that some of its members’ accounts had been compromised —...

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Quick-Change Passwords Arrive
Quick-Change Passwords Arrive
December 11, 2014  |  News

With never-ending security breaches that expose payment-card data — or expose password files that will let attackers log in and steal payment data that way...

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Chase Balances: No Password Needed
Chase Balances: No Password Needed
December 08, 2014  |  Mobile

Chase customers using the bank’s mobile app can now see their balances without entering a user name or password, according to American Banker. The largest...

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Passwords: The Love-Hate Relationship Payments Wants To Break Up
Passwords: The Love-Hate Relationship Payments Wants To Break Up
November 26, 2014  |  Hmmm

Passwords — they’re a love-hate relationship. Love the (supposed) security, but hate the nuance of remembering what favorite dog or past college crush the password...

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