Password’s are dead. Why? Typical passwords are trivially easy to crack, even “strong” password can often be cracked within hours, if not minutes, by a hackers using a standard “dictionary attack.”
[ALERT] Heartbleed – What to do and what NOT to do
April 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Late on April 7 news came out that a key piece of software used by a majority of websites for secure transmission of information including logon passwords was broken. Since that time websites and organizations have been scrambling to put in place a fix. For the majority of major websites that work has been […]
Is your password on this Internet list?
May 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
This article is an extremely worthwhile read, and a reminder why we need to take care when selecting passwords for online services. Using a common and/or easy-to-guess password opens up the possibility of having your system hacked, your identity stolen, or worse.
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