Cyber security jobs are on the rise, in the wake of a stream of recent high-profile data breaches and hacks. by Clara Guibourg Some 14 per cent of all new…
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How to pick the perfect password
By Chris Foxx Hackers have managed to decode more than 11 million encrypted passwords stolen from the Ashley Madison website, shining fresh light on the importance of password security. On…
saga has taught us one thing
Stuart Burns If the Ashley Madison saga has taught us one thing well, many things, but one main thing it was never, ever, ever use a work email…
Inside threats enable vast majority of cybercrimes
By Stuart Poole-Robb No less an authority than colorful cybersecurity pioneer John McAfee firmly believes that the now infamous hack of the US-based Ashley Madison sex-cheating website was an inside…
Credentials stored in Ashley Madison's source code might have helped attackers
Credentials stored in Ashley Madison’s source code might have helped attackers The company’s developers were careless with sensitive credentials and secret keys, a security consultant found. By Lucian Constantin If…