Love them or hate them, passwords are fundamental to the way we interface with the digital world. How many times in recent memory have I read about or reported on, some form of breach at a vendor where passwords were compromised? (short answer: lots).
However, just because a set of passwords are stolen or lost doesn’t mean that an attacker will have instant access to use them. –
Read the full story at eWeek:
Def Con ‘Crack Me if You Can’ Contest Picks Apart Passwords
Sean Michael Kerner is a senior editor at InternetNews.com. Follow him on Twitter @TechJournalist.
