Episode Details

Why are companies still recommending an 8-character password minimum?  Passwords are some of the easiest targets for attackers, yet companies still allow weak passwords in their environment. Multiple service providers recommend 8-character minimum passwords based on outdated data.  Download Slides: https://www.activecountermeasures.com/presentations 3:26 – In The Beginning 4:23 – What The Experts Say: PCI 5:55 – What The Experts Say: Microsoft 9:29 – What The Experts Say: NIST 16:01 – What The Experts Say: Google 16:28 – What The Experts Say: Apple 16:42 – Still More Experts 17:49 – Why 15 Characters 18:06 – Brute Force, Password Spray 22:48 – Password Cracking 23:25 – A Hashing Algorithm, More About Hashes 25:49 – So What Is Password Cracking 27:16 – Windows Hashes, The LM Hashing Algorithm, “LM Hash Is “”Weak””, LM Vs. NTLM Cracking 31:14 – Why 15 Character Passwords – Answer, CJ’s Response to the Problem

• (00:00) - Start
• (01:04) - Introduction
• (03:26) - In The Beginning
• (04:23) - What The Experts Say : PCI
• (05:55) - What The Experts Say : Microsoft
• (09:29) - What The Experts Say : NIST
• (16:01) - What The Experts Say : Google
• (16:28) - What The Experts Say : Apple
• (16:42) - Still More Experts
• (17:49) - Why 15 Characters
• (18:06) - Brute Force
• (18:44) - Password Spray
• (22:48) - Password Cracking
• (23:25) - A Hashing Algorithm
• (24:07) - More About Hashes
• (25:49) - So What Is Password Cracking
• (27:16) - Windows Hashes
• (27:42) - The LM Hashing Algorithm
• (29:46) - LM Hash Is "Weak"
• (30:55) - LM Vs. NTLM Cracking
• (31:14) - Why 15 Character Passwords – Answer
• (32:06) - CJ's Response to the Problem
• (36:32) - Let's See the Mathm
• (37:09) - Math Examples
• (40:30) - From the Field
• (42:47) - Would You Like To Play A Game?
• (45:03) - Take Aways
• (46:46) - Are You Really Going To Let This Guy Decide
• (48:33) - Audience Questions & Comments