Millions using 123456 as password, security study finds. For its first cyber-survey, the NCSC analysed public databases of breached accounts to see which words, phrases and strings people used. Top of the list was 123456, appearing in more than 23 million passwords. The second-most popular string, 123456789, was not much harder to crack, while others […]
‘Donald’ Was One of the Worst Passwords You Used in 2018. Let me guess what your password is… Is it the name of your pet? (substitute pet for Road/team/child) With the year you were born? (in some format including the day and month number or not and if none of these, just the number ‘1’) […]
Expert Tips on How Password Hygiene Can Protect Your Accounts. Good Password Hygiene! Tripwire’s security experts offer the following advice for consumers to improve their password hygiene Source: Expert Tips on How Password Hygiene Can Protect Your Accounts […]
As a flymedia client with a WordPress website & managed updates, you don’t need to watch this, because I’m doing it for you. If you have chosen to do your WordPress updates yourself, I advise you watch this video. Last week we emailed a small group of our customers asking them to contribute questions for […]
Even the best passwords are no match for social engineering Read this… It turns out that just asking is often the easiest way in. Source: Even the best passwords are no match for social engineering […]
This is what can happen if you use the same passwords over and over Police told Kristy Jasper that fraudsters may have been able to steal from her because she had the same password for 12 online accounts. Read the flymedia ‘how to make a good password’ page here. or read the full article by […]