SpecOps reports that in recent research, over a billion passwords were stolen by malware attacks within a one-year period. The most commonly breached password was “123456”, found in over 1.4 million compromised credentials. Despite the number of breaches it is reported many are still using easily guessable passwords. Length is not considered a guaranteed protection, particularly if a breached password is reused. To safeguard personal data, passwords should ideally be 14 characters long, contain a mix of lowercase, upper case, symbols, and numbers and avoid generic terms.
Warning issued over ‘fast flux’ techniques used to obscure malicious signals on compromised networks
Law enforcement agencies have warned that organizations face a common network vulnerability that allows hackers to dodge detection and distribute malicious software indiscriminately. Referred to
