Mandiant, the Google-owned cybersecurity firm, has publicly released a comprehensive dataset of Net-NTLMv1 rainbow tables, ...

Google Mandiant released Net-NTLMv1 rainbow tables, showing how Microsoft Windows authentication can be cracked in hours.

Authentication protocols serve as the backbone of online security, enabling users to confirm their identities securely and access protected information and services. They define how claimants (users ...

Although password-based credentials have always been popular attack vectors, they’ve become even more enticing targets due to the emergence of cybercrime marketplaces and Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS).

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical security vulnerability in RADIUS, a widely used network authentication protocol dating back to the 1990s that’s still in widespread use today.

A design flaw in the decades-old RADIUS authentication protocol allows attackers to take over network devices from a man-in-the-middle position by exploiting MD5 hash collisions. The “secure enough” ...

Passwords are increasingly unsafe to use, with password security a more critical concern than ever. No matter how strong an employee's password is, hackers using advanced password cracking tools like ...