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The best way to protect passwords may be creating fake ones

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May

2015

#password managers are a great way to supply random, unique passwords to a high number of websites. But most still have an Achilles’ heel: Usually, a single master password unlocks the entire vault. But a group of researchers has developed a type of password manager that creates decoy password vaults if a wrong master password […]

Category Privacy protection Security Written by Cio 0 Comments

Researcher Finds Method to Bypass Google Password Alert

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May

2015

A #security researcher has developed a method–actually two methods–for defeating the new Chrome #password Alert extension that #google released earlier this week. The Password Alert extension is designed to warn users when they’re about to enter their Google passwords into a fraudulent site. The extension is meant as a defense against phishing attacks, which remain a […]

Category Vulnerabilities Written by Threatpost 0 Comments

Google’s Password Alert – useful defence against phishing or psychological crutch?

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May

2015

#security experts have offered a mixed assessment of #google’s new #password Alert security, a Chrome extension designed to make it harder for phishing sites to steal Google account credentials by impersonating the search giant’s login page. The principle behind it is straightforward enough; if a user enters their Google password into a site that isn’t […]

Category Phishing Security Written by Techworld 0 Comments

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