An interesting enough article, but if you work in infosec you could probably guess the topics anyway.
In a key step to help businesses better understand and protect themselves against the risks of fraud, Visa USA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced the five leading causes of data breaches and offered immediate, specific prevention strategies [...]
A sterling case for two factor authentication if I ever saw one.
The rule is use two of the 3 methods of authentication, if possible use all 3.
What you have (A USB key or Token)
What you are (Biometrics - Fingerprint or Iris scan)
What you know (A password or passphrase)
More than 8 out of every 10 [...]
A pretty interesting article that statistically measured the frequency of passwords by taking an aggregate sample of passwords (primarily from the UK).
Here are listed the most commonly occuring from the sample.
10. ‘thomas’ (0.99%)
First off, at number 10, is the most common format of passwords - the name. Thomas is a perennially popular name in the [...]
