You know the struggle – you’re staring at yet another sign-up form, on yet another website, after being asked to create an account in order to proceed. You give ...

You must use at least one uppercase letter, a symbol, and a number. Or, wait, maybe not. According to the experts at the National Institute of Standards and ...

Compromised digital credentials can adversely affect the confidentiality and integrity of university information technology systems and information. Therefore ...

Security experts have moved on, and you should too.

Passwords are an important aspect of computer security. A poorly chosen password may result in unauthorized access and/or exploitation of Connecticut College's resources. The purpose of this policy is ...

Ever since 2004, the payment card industry has required merchants who accept credit card payments to adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS, often shortened to PCI). This ...

Few Internet frustrations are so familiar as the password restriction. After creating a few (dozen) logins for all our Web presences, the use of symbols, mixed cases, and numbers seems less like a ...

This standard identifies the minimum password requirements needed to protect Michigan Tech’s data and systems. Passwords are used on University devices and systems to facilitate authentication, i.e., ...

Cyber Essentials revised its password-based authentication requirements in 2022 in response to the ever-changing threat landscape. The changes highlight a shift towards tighter technical controls and ...

Password-manager purveyor LastPass has announced it's setting new rules about the strength of customer passwords, with a new mandate that account master passwords include a minimum of 12 characters. A ...

I work for a small organization with about 20 geographically dispersed users, most of them with a notebook each (mix of XP, Vista, and 7). We want to make sure that every user account has a password, ...