Showing posts with label Security Frequently Asked Questions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Security Frequently Asked Questions. Show all posts

Wednesday 27 May 2015

How Security Questions Can Get You in Trouble

Who’s your favorite superhero? No matter which name you choose, bad guys have a decent shot at correctly guessing it due to the limited number of possible answers, according to a new study.
That fact illustrates a major problem with the security questions often used by online services to help users recover passwords: The answers to such questions are either memorable or secure, but rarely both.