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Despite a barrage of biometrics being launched over the past decade, passwords remain our primary means of safeguarding computers, data and online services.
Whether it’s for your home laptop or a corporate rollout, devices such as fingerprint readers remain prohibitively expensive compared to the cost-free password. Even when hardware authentication devices are used – by online banks, for example – there’s no escaping the password, which is used alongside the gadget that generates a unique PIN.
The problem is that passwords are a vulnerable means of protecting anything. A recent survey into corporate password usage by Lieberman Software revealed that 51% of those questioned had ten or more passwords to remember, and 42% admitted to actively sharing passwords.
Whether it’s for your home laptop or a corporate rollout, devices such as fingerprint readers remain prohibitively expensive compared to the cost-free password. Even when hardware authentication devices are used – by online banks, for example – there’s no escaping the password, which is used alongside the gadget that generates a unique PIN.
The problem is that passwords are a vulnerable means of protecting anything. A recent survey into corporate password usage by Lieberman Software revealed that 51% of those questioned had ten or more passwords to remember, and 42% admitted to actively sharing passwords.
The question isn’t whether a password file is encrypted – it’s how it’s encryptedWith passwords here to stay, this has to change if data is to remain safe. Now’s the time to start learning with our ultimate guide to passwords.
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