Jan 17
Bad Grammar Make Good Password
Posted in: Today's Chili
Along with birthdays, names of pets and ascending number sequences, add one more thing to the list of password no-nos: good grammar. More »
Jan 16
LastPass, the password-managing service, announced that it’s added many features in a new version released today for its Windows Phone application. Most notably, LastPass now offers support for Windows Phone 8, while those running an older variant of Microsoft’s mobile OS can keep using the app as they have been since its early days on the platform. Other improvements and enhancements include a completely overhauled user interface, which should make it easier for users to navigate within the application, as well as easily find their most preferred sites by sorting alphabetically or adding them to the “Favorites” panel. The new version of LastPass is up for download now, so go and tap that source link if you’re looking to keep those (many) passwords of yours all tidied up in one place.
Filed under: Cellphones, Software, Mobile, Microsoft
Via: WMPoweruser
Source: Windows Phone
Dec 15
How Old Are Your Passwords?
Posted in: Today's Chili
We all know that one of the biggest parts of keeping your accounts secure is not only using strong passwords, but also changing them frequently. But who really does that? How old are the passwords you’ve got in rotation? Is there one in particular that sticks out as ancient? One to pass on to the grandkids? More »
Dec 07
It ain’t fair to Fido! Or what used to be Spot. Or Rocky, Buddy, Max, Bailey, etc.. Do we really have to name our dogs uUtysz2052x*@$? That may make for a good password but it ain’t a fun name to say. Plus, how the hell are we ever going to remember that/how the hell can a dog respond to that? [Reddit via The Daily What] More »
Dec 06
We often write about the ingenious new tricks developed by hackers to penetrate security systems, but rarely do we see how they go about their work. Here’s the kit they use to crack your password. More »
Nov 08
If you got a password reset notice from Twitter last night or this morning, don’t worry, your account wasn’t hacked. When Twitter notices suspicious activity indicating that an account might have been compromised, it resets the password just to be on the safe side. That’s a good thing! But last night the system spazzed. According to the company: “We unintentionally reset passwords of a larger number of accounts, beyond those that we believed to have been compromised.” So breathe easy people. Your passwords are probably safe. [Twitter via FWD] More »
Nov 08
Most people are happy to give their neighbours a spare house key in case of emergencies, but you probably wouldn’t want to give them your digital passwords. Now security researchers have shown that you may not have a choice, at least when it comes to cloud computing. More »
Nov 05
Oct 23
Though I had hoped that we, as people, would have improved our passwords by now, it turns out that we, as people, are still unimaginative and so very lazy. Just take a look at the most popular (read: the worst) passwords of 2012. They’re terribly predictable. More »
Oct 15
These are troubling times for internet identity, with passwords being ravaged and real names outed. How does a young web citizen keep himself secret and safe? More »
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