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CTF competition at BCS: Registration open

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A CTF contest is going to be organized at Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS). The registration process is automatically started for the contest. The contest will be on cryptography, reverse engineering, forensics, web, binary exploitation, PWN, OSINT, Networking and steganography. Contest module: • 24 hours training ( 3 days) • Every Saturday …

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NIST unveils new password guidelines 2024: 11 rules to follow

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued new guidelines for password security, representing a major change from standard practices. These new recommendations, outlined in NIST Special Publication 800-63B, aim to enhance cybersecurity while improving user experience. NIST has changed its approach to password complexity. Instead of requiring …

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Meta fined $101 million for storing passwords in plaintext

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Meta was fined over $100 million by the EU privacy regulator on Friday due to a security issue with Facebook users’ passwords. The Irish Data Protection Commission fined the U.S. tech company 91 million euros ($101.6 million) after an investigation. The watchdog opened an investigation in 2019 after Meta reported …

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