Largest-ever password study: We are all idiots

June 1, 2012 8:02 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

The largest-ever study on user-selected password security shows that no matter how old you are or what language you speak, your password probably sucks.

The study, conducted by Joseph Bonneau at the University of Cambridge, analyzed the password strength of …

Passphrases weaker than expected due to lack of imagination

March 14, 2012 6:29 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

When passwords weren’t good enough, passphrases came into play as a much safer login option. But a new study is saying passphrases may not be as effective as you think.

Researchers Joseph Bonneau and Ekaterina Shutova looked at Amazon’s now …