Security expert Marcus Ranum says logins and passwords are weak and outdated methods too often relied upon for online authentication. LinkedIn breach exposed 6.5 million hashed passwords; LinkedIn member recently filed a $5 million class action lawsuit against LinkedIn for failing to adequately encrypt its passwords. When passwords are easy to hack, organizations are vulnerable, says Ranum, chief of security for online security provider Tenable Security Inc. “Doing so magnifies the likelihood that things can go wrong,” he says.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/passwords-arent-secure-a-4880