Weak passwords leave UK businesses at risk of cyberattack

Millions of people and hundreds of thousands of businesses in the UK are using cracked or weak passwords for their online accounts according to new research. Cybersecurity and data analytics CybSafe has conducted a blind-analysis of the passwords used by over 21,000 staff at a sample group of 250 UK businesses, and finds that three quarters are employing staff with vulnerable password combinations -- either passwords which are too simple, or which have been compromised in previous data breaches. Comparing passwords from these accounts with data from haveibeenpwned.com -- the data breach tracking website run by security researcher, Troy Hunt… [Continue Reading]