Security flaws in some models of HP LaserJet Pro printers can reveal users’ administrator passwords to remote attackers, a researcher has revealed.
Google’s Chrome browser has been criticized over its password security, after a developer found that anyone logged into the same OS account...
One in six adults use the name of a pet as the basis of their password, and two-thirds use their partner's name,...
A fiber-optic tabletop PC system “reads” fingerprints as people use it - and could form the basis of a secure system for...
The PIN codes used to protect smartphones offer a useful line of defense against criminals - unless, that is, your device falls...
There are a few tricks to making passwords that will at least slow down cybercriminals - buying you time to reset your...
Micro-blogging site Tumblr has warned users that passwords can be “sniffed” from its iPhone and iPad apps - and issued a “very...
A new biometrics system could “read” blood vessels under the skin using thermal imaging cameras - a system which its inventors claim...
Yahoo defended its plan to recycle inactive user IDs this week, saying that it had put in place safeguards to prevent the...
Medical devices including heart defibrillators, patient monitors and anaesthesia devices include a dangerous password vulnerability which could be exploited by cyber attackers,...
A new era of secure passwords could be upon us with a facial password system that can unlock phones using facial expressions...
Evernote and LinkedIn have both added an option for two-factor authentication in the past few days - days after Twitter announced its...
Motorola has revealed plans for hi-tech authentication systems that could make accessing data faster and easier - including a “tattoo” with embedded...
The new feature allows users to log in even if they have also lost access to their email account and cannot initiate...
Even passwords considered “strong” by IT departments are often now vulnerable to hacking, according to professional services firm Deloitte. The firm predicts...
The biggest cyber security problem large companies face could be employees - a survey reveals that nine out of ten employees knowingly...
The idea that we might ‘think’ passwords instead of typing them sounds like science fiction - but a team of UC Berkeley...
Up to 81% of computer security professionals reuse passwords across multiple applications, violating security best practice
PayPal has warned of a looming security crisis if new top-level domains such as .bank are brought into use later this year.
Most security professionals have enough to deal with thanks to insecure passwords - but AT&T seems to want its users to keep...
Stepping up protection of the Apple ID falters as password reset bug emerges before two-step verification is fully implemented.