A password expert has shown that passwords can be cracked by brute force four times faster than was previously thought possible. It's no magician's trick. Jeremi Gosney of the Stricture Consulting ...

Brute-force hacking can crack an eight-character password in less than one hour, according to Hive Systems. In a new research published today, the security risk services firm says any password with ...

RICHMOND, Va. – In its most recent research in password security, Hive Systems found that any 8-character password can be cracked in less than an hour through brute force. Further, any password ...

The big picture: People are often advised to create complex passwords using random lower and uppercase letters, symbols, and numbers to prevent brute-force attacks. However, a new report suggests that ...