Random but Memorable - Episode 14.0: Retired Granny Scam Award with Frank Li
Are the world's most popular websites using outdated password policies? 🔤🌍 We invite security researcher, Frank Li to the show to walk us through the largest study of its kind, and share how his team built a first-of-its-kind automated tool to assess existing password policies. Join us, as we discuss what can be done to improve password habits and the authentication experience.
If that wasn't enough password-chat, in Watchtower Weekly, we unpack a new password hacking campaign and chat about the 'AI Granny' fighting scammers one phone-call-at-a-time. 📞👵 Don't worry though, there's still time to answer your listener questions in #Ask1Password and share some exciting news! 👀🏆
🏰 Watchtower Weekly
New Password Hack Attack—LastPass, Chrome, Facebook, Netflix, PayPal Users At Risk: https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/11/02/new-password-hack-attack-chrome-facebook-netflix-paypal-users-at-risk/
Phishing emails increasingly use SVG attachments to evade detection: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phishing-emails-increasingly-use-svg-attachments-to-evade-detection/
‘AI Granny’ is happy to talk with phone scammers all day: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/15/ai-granny-is-happy-to-talk-with-phone-scammers-all-day/
🎙 Guest Interview – Frank Li
👉 View the study – Investigating the Password Policy Practices of Website Administrators: https://faculty.cc.gatech.edu/~frankli/papers/sahin_ieeesp2023.pdf
👉 Largest Study of its Kind Shows Outdated Password Practices are Widespread: https://research.gatech.edu/largest-study-its-kind-shows-outdated-password-practices-are-widespread
👉 Prof. Frank Li: https://faculty.cc.gatech.edu/~frankli/
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