How to crack passwords

In this crackerjack edition of the Exploring Information Security podcast, Sean Peterson of Parameter Security joins me to discuss password cracking.

Sean (@SeanThePeterson), is one of the most passionate infosec people you don't know. He recently did a talk at ShowMeCon on how to crack passwords. It was his first ever talk and pretty damn good. Sean joined me to give me his insights into password cracking.

In this episode we discuss:

  • What type of hardware is needed for password cracking
  • What type of attacks are used for password cracking
  • How to crack passwords
  • What's ahead for password cracking

ShowMeCon 2018 Live

In this panelist episode of the Exploring Information Security podcast, the first ever podcast panel at ShowMeCon 2018!

Amanda Berlin (@InfoSystir), Wik (@jaimefilson), David Cybuck (@dpcybuck), April Wright (@aprilwright), and Dave Chronister (@bagomojo) join me on the live EIS panel at ShowMeCon, June 7, 2018. This is the first panel I've ever done for the podcast. It went so well, I hope to do more in the future. We cover a variety of topics and have a few laughs.

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In this episode we discuss:

  • What's coming back in vogue

  • What to do with master ID

  • What our thoughts are on new password policies from NIST

  • How to handle best practices