I kind of miss the old days of passwords. Spy One says, "The rock falls with a bang," and Spy Two responds with, "Snow can be brushed off your shoes." Why the Internet didn't adopt this standard is ...

Many of today’s computer passwords are stored and transmitted in a cryptographic hashed form. A strong password hash algorithm ensures that if the password hash is obtained by unauthorized parties ...

Over the past several months, we've seen major breaches exposing numerous usernames and passwords. The eBay and Adobe breaches impacted millions of accounts. Snapchat was compromised. With every ...

Hashing is a one-way cryptographic function while encryption is designed to work both ways. Encryption algorithms take input and a secret key and generate a random looking output called a ciphertext.

These tips can help you prevent attackers from getting to your password hashes -- because once they do, it's game over Oh how I long for the days of hackers simply cracking password hashes. Defending ...