We all manage more passwords than ever, but the temptation to reuse passwords on multiple sites represents a potentially serious security risk. In this workshop, Sebastien Meriot, OVHcloud security expert, reveals a series of simple but powerful tools and techniques for staying one step ahead of the cyber-criminals, and maximising your data security.
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WHAT HAPPENED ?
“52% of the users studied have the same passwords [everywhere].”
“85% of passwords [are] reused or slightly changed in the case of online
shopping, and 62% for email. ”
- Panda Security
https://www.pandasecurity.com/mediacenter/security/password-reuse/
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TIMELINE
2012
An attacker succeed in
getting an access to
LinkedIn’s database.
2012
LinkedIn warns several
millions customers
about a potential
breach.
May 2016
Database with clear
passwords is sold on
the darkweb.
June 2016
Mark Zuckerberg has
both Twitter &
Pinterest accounts
hacked.
2012-2016
Bruteforce attack again
SHA1 passwords to
recover clear passwords.
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Password Manager
That kind of software help
to store securely a large
amount of credentials
which can be randomly
generated to ensure the
strength for each of them.