Andreanne Bergeron Cybersecurity Researcher, GoSecure
Andréanne Bergeron is a cybersecurity researcher at GoSecure. She is also a Ph.D. candidate at the School of Criminology of the Université de Montréal and recipient of the prestigious Vanier scholarship. She also specialized in other types of cybercrime as she worked as the coordinator of the Darkweb and Anonymity Research Center.
Discussion: Privacy Block
This is a Q&A session. Moderators will take audience questions both remotely and on-site via sli.do.
Hosted panel discussion and Q&A.
Talk: Tell me where you live and I will tell your P@ssw0rd: Understanding the macrosocial factors influencing password’s strength
Talks will be streamed on YouTube and Twitch for free.
The results reveal that a higher literacy level is associated with higher passwords’ quality. Also, the number of Internet users is inversely associated with password quality which indicates that living in a highly connected country is not a factor that increase information’s protection. The study participates in the understanding of macrosocial protection’s factors in order to adapt password lists.