Password Manager

Password stealing malware hits US and Turkey and accounts for almost 13 per cent of malware activity detected in a recent survey. The latest Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) has deleted online game password-stealing malware from some two million machines. An incident handler from SANS' Internet Storm Center has warned businesses to ensure their servers are secure as SSH attacks rose five-fold early this week Up to a fifth of UK PC users are willing to turn over their passwords in exchange for a chocolate bar, according to a recent survey.. On-demand password promises extra layer of protection.  

 

Every week brings another public announcement on some dramatic compromise of confidential, sensitive information. Sometimes, it's the loss, or theft, of a computer or hard drive or the hacking of supposedly confidential files containing individuals' private, identifying data, such as credit-card numbers or health records. An unhappy systems administrator who may want to teach a seemingly unappreciative company a lesson. An employee who is passed over for a promotion or a raise. An IT manager who is disappointed by a bonus. A technically savvy database administrator willing to change information in the Oracle Financial Suite for a CEO whose future is riding on the next stock analyst's recommendation. One of today's biggest IT headaches is managing privileged passwords, the super-powerful codes such as administrator on a Windows server, Root on a UNIX server, Cisco Enable on a Cisco device, as well as embedded passwords found in applications and scripts. Based on his recent tour of Australian capital cities Peter Cullen, Microsoft’s chief privacy strategist, discusses the importance of privacy protection in Australia Video processors are a powerful weapon when it comes to password cracking, and they're easily available  

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