PIN Crackers
ByWe all know what a PIN is (Personal Identification Number). When one uses only a PIN to authenticate a user it is refered to as single-factor authentication (something you know) which is the weakest of all authentications for network security. Today’s security standards now require at least tw0-factors (something you have and something you know). The best is security to protect against identity theft is a PIN protected, smartcard-based, password manager which offers double-two factor authentication.
Reader what Kim Zetter of Wired Magazine writes on how hackers have crossed into new frontiers by devising sophisticated ways to steal large amounts of personal identification numbers, or PINs, protecting credit and debit cards. Click here to read the entire Wired article.
