Darren James, senior product manager of Specops Software, delves into the prowess of bcrypt in fortifying passwords. Learn how bcrypt stands against modern hacking techniques, ensuring a resilient defense
Due to the never-ending threat of cyberattacks in the current digital ecosystem, getting user password security correct should be the bare minimum expected from businesses. Yet, if we truly examine the latest industry findings, when analyzing over 800 million breached passwords, the most common base terms used in passwords were: ‘password,’ ‘admin,’ ‘welcome,’ and ‘p@ssw0rd’. Passwords containing only lowercase letters were the most common character combinations found, making up 18.82% of passwords used in attacks. Clear passwords remain one of the weakest elements in an organization’s network, leaving security teams at a critical juncture as they battle against unauthorized access and data breaches.
As a result, many have searched high and low for the best means to protect passwords, particularly for secure hashing algorithms, and this has led to the rise of bcrypt. Often hailed for its robustness in safeguarding stored…
