A recently-released report by a California-based security company revealed that millions of computer users are selecting passwords that make it easy for hackers to gain access to their accounts. Are you one of those people? The company, Imperva, analyzed 32 million passwords in December 2009, and discovered that: 30% of all computer users select passwords [...]
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7 Common Password Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
October 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · passwords, security
I read with amazement not too long ago, the story of how a hacker broke into the company records of the top management at Twitter. He did it in part by exploiting common passwords mistakes made my Twitter employees. How many of these mistakes do you make? Use the same password on every site. Imagine [...]
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How to Remember Your Passwords
June 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments · passwords, security
You’ve got more than one e-mail account and each one needs a password. You’ve got accounts on dozens of websites and each of these requires a password. Some websites even make you change your password every few weeks. With so many passwords you may have trouble remembering them all. Whatever you do, however, don’t fall [...]
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