Facebook shrugs off claims of password insecurity
Facebook has dismissed claims that its password security is inadequate, following a report by software firm Dashlane that criticised the firm's credentials policy.
The report checked password policy on websites popular in the UK, noting minimum password length, whether password had to include numbers and letters of both cases, and whether users were shown the password strength, among other factors.
Websites were scored between -100 to 100, with those graded below 50 judged to be below Dashlane's security standard, which resulted in 80% of websites being found wanting, including Facebook. A spokesman from the social network said: "We would score our password practices quite differently. We were one of the first online service providers to offer two factor authentication, and we use an advanced automated system to detect suspicious login behavior.
