December 20, 2011
When you think of a serious security threat, you may think of some clever malicious program that steals your data or takes over computer. In reality, you’re just as (if not more) likely to be hit by a much simpler breach – a hacked password. Once someone has your password for an online account, they can use it however they like. There are a number of methods commonly used to obtain a password, and knowing them can help you protect yourself.
November 16, 2011
Passwords are a first line defense to your privacy and often they are the only one. If you are concerned about your data, you will want this barrier to be high and strong. As has been written many times before, this involves using hard to crack passwords and different ones for each and every account you use. In this article I want to explore some less common ways to password protect your computer.
November 15, 2011
Protecting your computer with a password should be common practice, especially if many people potentially have physical access to it. Windows provides several levels on which you can set passwords to lock your user account. This article will introduce you to all common options and hopefully one will work for you.
October 5, 2011
Without a shadow of a doubt, there are some really stupid people online but there are also many more evil people. Those that fall under the “stupid category” are those who have really obvious passwords such as “password” or “123456″. But there are also many evil people online whose sole aim is to cause distress and havoc to peoples lives.
October 4, 2011
Wolfram Alpha terrifies me, in all honesty. It’s like SkyNet combined with Google, and we know all about those two things – they will eventually take over the world. However, one of the niftier things that Wolfram Alpha has to offer these days is its ability to generate passwords for all your favorite services. Let’s take a gander at just how this works.
September 22, 2011
The user password on an OS X Lion system is an important bit of information. It is required not only to log in, but also to make important system changes. If you know it, you’ll be able to make changes to important system settings, which means any attack against it is a concern. Defence in Depth has discovered an exploit that uses a command line program to retrieve password hashes.
August 18, 2011
Passwords are inconvenient, but necessary. Many people tend to avoid passwords wherever possible and are happy to use default settings or the same password for all their accounts. This behavior can make your data and your computer vulnerable to malware, hackers, or anyone who wants to play a prank on you.
July 4, 2011
Even if you’re accustomed to your beloved and convenient commercial password manager, it’s probably not a bad idea to try other ultra secure applications that offer some of the same features and risk less at your expense. If you’re ready for some password manager goodness, read on!
June 27, 2011
Do you keep your passwords just “lying around” or do you consciously manage them with a password management tool? If you answer in the affirmative to both the questions, it’s time to take a look at Sticky Password. Sticky Password stores and protects all your personal data (e.g. passwords, user names, contacts, phone numbers, etc.). [...]
June 24, 2011
If you use a different password for every website, how will you ever be able to remember them all? You won’t, of course, and that’s where a password manager comes in, where you only need to remember one “master password”, protecting all other unique passwords. If you’ve never used one before and the concept seems a bit intimidating, it’s very possible RoboForm is what you’ve been waiting for all along.
