Time Taken For Hackers To Crack Passwords Revealed
DCIG, Thursday, May 18,2023
New Specops Software research has unearthed the length of time it takes modern attackers to brute force user passwords. Plain text password storage is rare in these modern times, requiring attackers to adopt password cracking methods to make use of the majority of (hashed) password leaks.
However, with the help of newer password-cracking hardware and software, the time to crack passwords is now considerably short.
Darren James, Senior Product Manager at Specops Software, states 'the recent headline-making news of the possibilities of AI have some security researchers and IT teams wondering what this technology means for password security. We've long known that passwords are vulnerable to brute force cracking attempts. Recent advancements in automation and hardware have made these attacks all the more accessible for today's cybercriminals.'