Crossword Cybersecurity PLC (AIM:CCS), the cybersecurity solutions company focused on cyber strategy and risk, has announced the integration of Arc, its real-time credential checking service, with one of the industry's most well-established secure password vaults, Sticky Password.
Arc is a dark web monitoring solution that provides a continuous method of checking if credential pairs, stored by a user in the Sticky Password vault, are an identical match to credentials being distributed on dark markets that trade in stolen data.
Developed with support from the UK Government's Innovate UK grant, Arc provides organisations that develop consumer applications with real-time, secure credential leak checks and credential stuffing protection for their users.
Recent research indicates there are over 24 billion stolen username and password combinations on the dark web, a number that has increased by 65% since 2020.
In a statement, Jon Inns, the product director for Arc, commented: "This integration signals an evolution in reliable credential security. The integration of Arc with Sticky Password means that its vaults can continually and securely check for the existence and sharing of the full credential pair, without any private information ever leaving the application."
“This integration between our technologies creates a truly unique security combination which is so much more effective and powerful," he added.
Peter Lipa, vice president of Sticky Password North America, added: "We're delighted to be working with the team at Crossword. Together, we're creating an innovative way of providing users with actionable data that will increase their online security while preserving their privacy."