Social Media Data Leaks: Password Reset Helpers

Greg Young
Research VP
6 years at Gartner
22 years IT security

Greg Young is a research vice president in Gartner and the lead analyst for network security. Mr. Young has experience in IT security in product companies, and in both the private and public sectors. He spent his military career in technology security… Read Full Bio

Coverage Areas:

Social Media Data Leaks: Password Reset Helpers

by Greg Young | July 27, 2009 | 1 Comment

There are some slightly sensitive things which if leveraged can be turned into more sensitive things. Ye olde Mother’s Maiden name is one of those often used in attacks on password reset challenges, of the likes of which have been reported on here.