“Strong” Passwords? Not So Much.

so you and your users follow all the rules. You use only passwords that meet stringent complexity requirements and are a minimum length, so your accounts should be safe, right? According to a new research paper from Carnegie Mellon, you just might be operating under an illusion of false security. It seems passwords thought to be strong are often surprisingly easy to crack – because of the way people tend to think when creating them.

So what is it that we’re doing wrong? Read this and find out.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/josephsteinberg/2015/04/21/new-technology-cracks-long-complex-passwords-what-you-need-to-know/?ss=Security

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