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Here’s how long it takes a hacker to figure out your passwords — and the safest to use

Here’s how long it takes a hacker to figure out your passwords — and the safest to use The Hive Systems Password Table shows how long it takes for a hacker to guess your password.© ...
Bleeping Computer

Pass-the-Hash Attacks and How to Prevent them in Windows Domains

In the movies, hackers typically enter a few keystrokes and gain access to entire networks in a matter of seconds. In the real world however, attackers often start out with nothing more than a ...
Ars Technica

Hashed passwords and man-in-the-middle attacks

Most programs do not send passwords between a client and server without hashing them yes? If you have a man-in-the-middle who does not know the algorithm for hashing this provides some security yes?
Homeland Security Today

NSA Releases Best Practices for Cisco Password Types

Three years ago, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released an alert on how cyber adversaries obtained hashed password values and other sensitive information from network infrastructure ...
New York Post

Here’s how long it takes a hacker to figure out your passwords — and the safest to use

Having to come up with a password that matches the symbol requirements for every site can be a hassle, but there’s good reason for it. Of course, the more your ...