Users are often blamed when passwords fail to protect systems, but the conditions for their effective use are not easy to meet and alternatives should be considered, says Neil Barrett
A question: Why are we so consistently bad at choosing and applying passwords? Time after time, a weakness in the password mechanism allows the security of networks to be subverted. A user hasn't...
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