Download: Protecting against modern password cracking

Attackers are increasingly turning to human psychology and the study of password selection patterns among user groups to develop sophisticated techniques that can quickly and effectively recover passwords. This article shows that guessing passwords is as easy as creating them: most commonly used passwords are easy to guess and harder passwords are almost never used.

Download: Protecting against modern password cracking

Attackers are increasingly turning to human psychology and the study of password selection patterns among user groups to develop sophisticated techniques that can quickly and effectively recover passwords.

 

This piece of expert content highlights that guessing passwords is as easy as creating them for some. An expert from KPMG’s LLP (UK) Cyber Response Team and a senior lecturer with the ISG at Royal Holloway come together to help you discover the way forward for a more secure future.

 

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