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Top Unexpected Ways to Utilise a Password Manager for Enhanced Security and Organisation

IT Security Guru

Password managers have become integral tools for individuals and businesses alike. They are primarily known for securely saving and managing login credentials so users don’t have to remember them all or write them down, where they could be compromised.

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IT and Security leaders are sharing passwords in shared documents folders

CyberSecurity Insiders

A recent survey conducted on IT leaders by Hitachi ID discovered that half of them are found storing passwords on shared document files, triggering security and privacy concerns. And to its surprise, Hitachi ID discovered that half of the tech people were not following the basics while securing their digital passwords.

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Why you should act like your CEO’s password is “querty”

Malwarebytes

A poor password at the highest levels of an organisation can cost a company millions in losses. Recent findings show that half of IT leaders store passwords in shared documents. On top of that, it seems that folks at executive level are not picking good passwords either. Are CEOs naming their passwords after themselves?

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IT administrators' passwords are awful too

Malwarebytes

The administrator password is "admin". Research has revealed that IT administrators are just as likely to do the tech equivalent of putting the key under the mat as end users, with both groups using similarly predictable passwords. For that reason, using default passwords is considered a serious security risk.

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RockYou2021: The Mother Lode of Password Collections Leaks 8.4 Billion Passwords Online

Hot for Security

billion password entries, presumably obtained from previous data leaks and breaches. Despite the author’s claims that the document contains 82 billion passwords, researchers noted that the “actual number turned out to be nearly ten times lower – at 8,459,060,239 unique entries.” “Its 3.2 “Its 3.2

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Hackers take over 1.1 million accounts by trying reused passwords

Malwarebytes

Credential stuffing is the automated injection of stolen username and password pairs in to website login forms, in order to fraudulently gain access to user accounts. Accessing more sensitive information such as credit card numbers, private messages, pictures, or documents which can ultimately lead to identity theft. No more passwords.

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Password-stealing Chrome extension smuggled on to Web Store

Malwarebytes

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have demonstrated that Chrome browser extensions can steal passwords from the text input fields in websites, even if the extension is compliant with Chrome's latest security and privacy standard, Manifest V3. This creates a significant challenge for vendors like Google.

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