Symantec: A World Without Passwords

Although the online identification is difficult to breach, however, day by day it is becoming increasingly clear that we should get rid of the use of passwords as soon as possible. The passwords have a number of weaknesses that pose to corporate users, consumers and consumers online community at risk, as users rely on them to access everything Online. It The problem is finally that these secret codes do not remain so secret.

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The passwords they hide a series of weaknesses that affect both their functionality and the way we use them. So, three key issues are created:

The Passworrds can easily be tampered with and reused. The Passwords which we use to authenticate and gain access online very easily lost or stolen by hackers. As has been seen in recent years, the passwords they are not secure and do not keep data protected. Enough of the most datebreaches large scale include their loss passwords, which allowed them hackers to retrieve important information that they then used to access ppersonal, corporate or financial information. Despite the fact that one may have data on the stolen passwords, however, if the encryption system is not strong then a specialized one can quickly decrypt them, leaving them completely exposed. Most worrying, though, is the uncontrolled reuse of passwo rds on multiple websites leads to a serious issue for the whole online identity of the user. Since, one hacker can access it Password an account can find the way to break everything.       

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Recovery is weakened. If a user loses or forgot about it Password, its traditional method of recovery Password requests a series of answers that only the actual account operator should know. DistractionHowever, these are additional passwords which often can easily guess based on the information a user has online. The hackers they can intercept them passwords and through it socialengineering. This method often involves exploiting users who have access to your own information. Two such cases include the interception of identities in Twitter of @N and @food.

Users are not using strong passwo rds. The creation Password belongs to the user, but usually does not pay much attention to creating strong ones Password. You will be surprised if you see how many users use "1234" or "love"Or the keyboard sequence""As codes. This often leads to strong attacks that try a series passwords in combination with usernames. 

The good news is that there are a number of alternatives. Two powerful change factors: pocket computers that are a natural extension of our identity, as well as the integration of biometric fingerprints for greater security. 

Would you like to know more? See its presentation Symantec: Entering a world without Passwords.

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