Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 345

Episode 345 of the Kaspersky podcast has password bans, ChatGPT hacks & do social media platforms have too much power?

Episode 345 of the Kaspersky podcast has password bans, ChatGPT hacks & do social media platforms have too much power?

Episode 345 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with a story from the U.S, where a Pew survey suggested that most American’s feel that social media platforms have too much political power and influence. From there the team discuss news that ChatGPT can hack software vulnerabilities and the U.K becomes the first country in the world to ban simple passwords such as 123456 or ‘password’ for smart devices.

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Cracked in under a minute: (nearly) every other password

We’ve revisited our study on the crackability of real-world passwords leaked on the dark web — originally conducted two years ago. The findings are sobering: nearly every other password can be cracked in under a minute, and three out of five take less than an hour. How can we move away from insecure passwords?

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