Author: Ken Westin

Password manager developer, LastPass, just reported that their network has been breached and that account email addresses, password reminders, server per user salts, and authentication hashes were compromised For full Blog Visit HERE. Ken Westin, senior security analyst at Tripwire (www.tripwire.com) commented on the LastPass Breached: “This highlights the fact that no password system is 100% secure. Often people can fall into a false sense of security with password managers forgetting that the password they use to unlock all of these accounts is just as likely to be stolen as any other password. The password used to protect your password manager…

In response to news Ken Westin from Tripwire commented on the latest hack of celebrity photos in which the hacker accessed more than 570 iCloud accounts. Ken Westin, senior security analyst with Tripwire (www.tripwire.com) said: “We are increasingly seeing the consumerization  of hacking tools and techniques, which when paired with the vast amount of data available about us in the cloud can have disastrous impact on individuals. Attackers today only need a modicum of technical skill and a bit of malicious intent and they can harvest large quantities of data about individuals, not just public information but also private.” Ken…