Complicated recommendations have resulted in people adopting predictable, easy passwords, which they reuse or make only minor tweaks to GETTY IMAGESFourteen years ago Bill Burr became the guru of secure passwords. The former employee of the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has now acknowledged that the guidance he published in 2003 only makes people more vulnerable to hackers. The trouble, according to security researchers, is that in reality the recommendation caused many people to adopt highly predictable “complex” passwords, such as “Pa$$w0rd”, to try to remember them. Mr Burr also suggested that people should change their passwords regularly and at least every 90 days. This advice,…

Source: The Times August 08, 2017 23:02 UTC