Our Psychology of Passwords report examines online security behaviors of 3,250 global respondents, and it shows that people aren’t protecting themselves from cyber security risks even though they know they should. Cognitive dissonance prevails.

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This document provides a high-level overview of the security and privacy characteristics of the app that is in development by NHSx, the digital innovation unit of the National Health Service, to help manage the COVID-19 crisis in the UK.

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The International Data Corporation estimates that global revenues from big data and business analytics applications will reach 274.3 billion EUR by 2022. Although data-driven applications offer endless possibilities for businesses, there is a growing concern on behalf of policymakers, academics, civil society and citizens on the potential invasiveness of data extraction when it comes to personal data.

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By now, unfortunately COVID-19, better known as the Corona virus, has become a household name. The sudden global outbreak of COVID-19 has brought tremendous challenges to our day-to-day lives. In order to contain and mitigate the threats of this virus, governments, public and private organisations have taken several measures. These measures include among others, imposing social distancing, (where possible) mandatory teleworking, discontinuing nonessential physical meetings and promoting hand hygiene protocol.

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Attackers use a variety of techniques to discover passwords, including using powerful tools freely available on the internet. The following advice makes password security easier for your users – improving your system security as a result.

Passwords can be intercepted as they are transmitted over a network. Automated guessing of billions of passwords until the correct one is found.  (more…)