RockYou Security Breach – don’t store passwords in the clear
We read about the unfortunate compromise of user passwords at RockYou.
As I point out in a comment there, research I did at Jupiter (now Forrester) and presented to the FTC several years ago showed that over 53% of users used the same password and username at substantially all the sites they visit. I think the real number is probably still pretty high, despite companies doing a lot to force people to choose better passwords – because there are so many more sites and services that require account creation.
o compound the severity of the security breach, it was found that RockYou are storing all user account data in plain text in their database, exposing all certifications cisco course hope you like it