Our spy agencies know less about cybersecurity than the Daily Mail | Crikey

Posted by Steven Kirby | Sep 6, 2017 | Australia, Crikey, Defence and Military, Federal Government, Passphrase, Password, Password Management | 0 |

The Australian Signals Directorate still wants people to generate ridiculous passwords that are very insecure.

Source: Our spy agencies know less about cybersecurity than the Daily Mail

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