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Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Getting Rid Of Passwords

The Current State of Authentication: We Have a Password Problem

Drew Thomas | June 6, 2016



We have a lot of passwords to remember, and it’s becoming a problem. Authentication is clearly important, but there are many ways to reliably authenticate users – not just passwords. Passwords are written off as inconvenient and unavoidable, but even if true a few years ago, that’s not true today. Due to a combination of sensors, encryption and seasoned technology users, authentication is taking on new (and exciting) forms. [Story continues: see link way below...]
Recent news items (this is only a tiny sampling):
· Facebook and Netflix reset passwords after data breaches - Wired UK http://www.wired.co.uk/article/facebook-netflix-password-reset
· LinkedIn resetting passwords after 117 million user credentials stolen
http://mashable.com/2016/05/18/linkedin-hack/#RfBLbseFS8qr
· Twitter locks some accounts after 32 million passwords appear on dark web
http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/10/11900792/twitter-locks-some-accounts-password-leak-not-hacked
· Hacker collects 272m email addresses and passwords, some from Gmail
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/04/gmail-yahoo-email-password-hack-hold-security
· Has YOUR account been hacked? Hundreds of millions of passwords stolen from Google and Yahoo users in major security breach
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3573203/Big-data-breaches-major-email-services-expert.html
· Experts Warn to Change Passwords after Nearly 300 Million email Accounts Hacked
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/05/06/nearly-300-million-email-accounts-stolen-sold-to-criminals/
· 65 million Tumblr passwords stolen and up for sale
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/05/31/65-million-tumblr-passwords-stolen-and-up-for-sale/

<more at https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/06/the-current-state-of-authentication-we-have-a-password-problem/; related articles and links: http://features.newsy.com/afterpasswords/ (After passwords. June 13, 2016) and http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/04/is-the-password-dead-the-future-of-web-and-mobile-authentication/ (Is The Password Dead? The Future Of Web And Mobile Authentication. January 4, 2016)>

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