Modern authentication schemes in smartphones and IoT devices: An empirical survey
User authentication remains a challenging issue, despite the existence of a large number of
proposed solutions, such as traditional text-based, graphical-based, biometrics-based, Web …
proposed solutions, such as traditional text-based, graphical-based, biometrics-based, Web …
Targeted online password guessing: An underestimated threat
While trawling online/offline password guessing has been intensively studied, only a few
studies have examined targeted online guessing, where an attacker guesses a specific …
studies have examined targeted online guessing, where an attacker guesses a specific …
Birthday, name and bifacial-security: understanding passwords of Chinese web users
Much attention has been paid to passwords chosen by English speaking users, yet only a
few studies have examined how non-English speaking users select passwords. In this …
few studies have examined how non-English speaking users select passwords. In this …
On the economics of offline password cracking
We develop an economic model of an offline password cracker which allows us to make
quantitative predictions about the fraction of accounts that a rational password attacker …
quantitative predictions about the fraction of accounts that a rational password attacker …
“Get a red-hot poker and open up my eyes, it's so boring” 1: Employee perceptions of cybersecurity training
Organisations and security professionals design Security Education, Training, and
Awareness (SETA) programs to improve cybersecurity behaviour, but they are often poorly …
Awareness (SETA) programs to improve cybersecurity behaviour, but they are often poorly …
Omnicrawl: Comprehensive measurement of web tracking with real desktop and mobile browsers
Over half of all visits to websites now take place in a mobile browser, yet the majority of web
privacy studies take the vantage point of desktop browsers, use emulated mobile browsers …
privacy studies take the vantage point of desktop browsers, use emulated mobile browsers …
[PDF][PDF] “Make Them Change it Every Week!”: A Qualitative Exploration of Online Developer Advice on Usable and Secure Authentication
Password-based authentication is the status quo on the web and beyond [6, 13, 14]—
despite its many known problems. This includes challenges around memorizing passwords …
despite its many known problems. This includes challenges around memorizing passwords …
Measuring website password creation policies at scale
S Alroomi, F Li - Proceedings of the 2023 ACM SIGSAC Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Researchers have extensively explored how password creation policies influence the
security and usability of user-chosen passwords, producing evidence-based policy …
security and usability of user-chosen passwords, producing evidence-based policy …
[HTML][HTML] How memory anxiety can influence password security behavior
Password reuse and modification are insecure password behaviors that are becoming
increasingly prevalent as users are obliged to remember more passwords to access various …
increasingly prevalent as users are obliged to remember more passwords to access various …
Addressing misconceptions about password security effectively
Nowadays, most users need more passwords than they can handle. Consequently, users
have developed a multitude of strategies to cope with this situation. Some of these co** …
have developed a multitude of strategies to cope with this situation. Some of these co** …