--- title: | Password Management description: Password Management | --- # Cyber Security Articles & News ## Featured Blog Search: - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. Filter By Topic Type: Select type All 2FA AI Cyber Security Framework Data Breach FinTech Global Ghost Team Healthcare Information In The News Kevin Mitnick Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training Mitnick Security Password Management Red Team Social Engineering Speaking Engagements Vulnerability Assessments [![We Need to Talk About NIST’s Dropped Password Management Recommendations](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Events/In%20The%20News/simon-abrams-k_T9Zj3SE8k-unsplash.jpg?width=350&name=simon-abrams-k_T9Zj3SE8k-unsplash.jpg) by Mitnick Security | 11.26.2018 | 1 min #### We Need to Talk About NIST’s Dropped Password Management Recommendations Passwords and their protection are among the most fundamental, essential aspects of enterprise data security. They also make up the bane of most users’ relationships with their enterprise devices, res... Continue Reading Speaking Engagements, 2FA, Biometric Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Fraud Prevention, Password, Password Management, Kevin Mitnick Security Awareness Training, Multifactor Authentication (MFA, Password Reuse, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/we-need-to-talk-about-nists-dropped-password-management-recommendations) [![TUNE IN: Kevin Mitnick is Going Down!](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Events/In%20The%20News/hack-capital-uv5_bsypFUM-unsplash.jpg?width=350&name=hack-capital-uv5_bsypFUM-unsplash.jpg) by Mitnick Security | 11.09.2018 | 4 min #### TUNE IN: Kevin Mitnick is Going Down! Kevin Mitnick and I are passionately debating the right password policy, using our decades of knowledge and real-life hacking experience. Listen to it all go down. Register at https://event.on24.com/w... 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Continue Reading Speaking Engagements, Pinterest, TripAdvisor, Two-Factor Authentication, WhatsApp, Bruce Schneier, CNN, cybersecurity expert, hackers, information theft, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, Password Management, Venmo, access tokens, Ancestry, Data Breach, Oculus, Kevin Mitnick ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/facebook-hack-what-to-do-if-you-were-one-of-the-50-million-people-who-had-their-information-exposed) [![Yes, Google’s Security Key Is Hackable](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Events/In%20The%20News/bethany-legg-75nbwHfDsnY-unsplash.jpg?width=350&name=bethany-legg-75nbwHfDsnY-unsplash.jpg) by Mitnick Security | 07.26.2018 | 4 min #### Yes, Google’s Security Key Is Hackable Here is an article by Roger Grimes, Data-Driven Defense Evangelist at KnowBe4 Ever since Google told the world that none of its 85,000 employees had been successfully hacked (https://krebsonsecurity.c... 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Continue Reading Social Engineering, Speaking Engagements, technology, The Art of Deception, weakest security link, security weaknesses, cyber security, FBI, Kevin M9itnick, Password Management, Mitnick Security Consulting ](https://www.mitnicksecurity.com/in-the-news/book-review-cybersecurity-classic-the-art-of-deception) [ by Mitnick Security | 05.10.2018 | 2 min #### Phishing Attack Bypasses Two-Factor Authentication Hacker Kevin Mitnick demonstrates a phishing attack designed to abuse multi-factor authentication and take over targets' accounts. Businesses and consumers around the world are encouraged to adopt two... 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