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Even McDonald's thinks you need to change your passwords - especially if they're burger-related
By Efosa Udinmwen published
McDonald warns common passwords like 'bigmac' and 'happymeal' remain highly vulnerable, urging stronger, randomized credentials for all users.

Passwords are still a problem for UK businesses - what next?
By Darren Guccione published
The challenge for British security leaders is no longer whether NCSC guidance on credential management is sound, but how to operationalize it effectively.

Idle infrastructure might cause your next breach – here’s how to stop it
By Camellia Chan published
What CISOs can do to secure inactive systems and overlooked storage before attackers exploit them.

Passwordless authentication isn’t the problem, the myths around the technology are
By Martin Lee published
Discover why common misconceptions hold back passwordless authentication—and how it can transform your security.

The agentic internet is coming – and businesses need to be ready
By Duncan Roberts published
Autonomous AI agents are changing how people and businesses interact online. Is your organization ready?

No wonder it got hit - report claims password for the Louvre’s video surveillance system was...“LOUVRE”
By Craig Hale published
Using “LOUVRE” as a password, and running Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 certainly didn’t help.

Thousands of civil servants have password exposed for over a year in 'particularly dangerous' incident
By Sead Fadilpašić published
Hundreds of unique passwords were found on the dark web, and many were reused across services.

Germany's government wants to replace passwords with passkeys
By Craig Hale published
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security wants to make passkeys the default option.
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