A report that Russian hackers have hoarded 1.2 billion stolen passwords could prove to be an important catalyst for beefing up information security. The report highlights how reliance on passwords for security is outmoded and points to the need for more sophisticated, multifactor authentication. The security community continues to debate the legitimacy of the report produced by Hold Security. An analyst at Gartner suggests that the password heist is worse than the Target data breach in December 2013. “This [news] is important because it shows consumers and companies how vulnerable they can be,” says Francoise Gilbert.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/experts-analyze-impact-cybervor-a-7166