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05-09-2017, 05:53 AM
New tool teaches you how to set stronger passwords
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Securing your accounts just got a whole lot easier.*
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory and the University of Chicago have developed (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/researchers-unveil-new-password-meter-that-will-change-how-users-make-passwords-300452470.html) a new password meter that educates people on how they can make their password stronger. The project is open source (https://github.com/cupslab/password_meter) and can be added on to existing services.
SEE ALSO: Critical LastPass security hole would allow ******s to steal your passwords (http://mashable.com/2017/03/22/lastpass-security-holes/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
This is particularly important in a time when passwords are easier than ever to *****. While passwords themselves can be bypassed (http://mashable.com/2017/02/16/yahoo-******s-forge-cookies-password-accounts/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), it's still important to keep passwords strong to protect against brute force attacks, which is when ******s try guessing your password over and over until they're successful.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/08/how-to-set-strong-passwords-study/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Securing your accounts just got a whole lot easier.*
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory and the University of Chicago have developed (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/researchers-unveil-new-password-meter-that-will-change-how-users-make-passwords-300452470.html) a new password meter that educates people on how they can make their password stronger. The project is open source (https://github.com/cupslab/password_meter) and can be added on to existing services.
SEE ALSO: Critical LastPass security hole would allow ******s to steal your passwords (http://mashable.com/2017/03/22/lastpass-security-holes/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
This is particularly important in a time when passwords are easier than ever to *****. While passwords themselves can be bypassed (http://mashable.com/2017/02/16/yahoo-******s-forge-cookies-password-accounts/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), it's still important to keep passwords strong to protect against brute force attacks, which is when ******s try guessing your password over and over until they're successful.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/05/08/how-to-set-strong-passwords-study/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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