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Are You Stupid Enough To Have Made The Top 25 Worst List

December 11, 2011

Each year I look forward to the "top" lists of worst passwords. Some of our customers have used some of the very passwords. Trust me when I tell you these passwords are used frequently. Password management, and security in general, are about social engineering. Just use some self-discipline and use passwords with a combination of [...]

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Gawker’s Recent Compromise Of Usernames And Password Is A Lesson Learned

December 21, 2010

Gawker’s website was recently busted into by crackers.  Username and passwords of the site were released to the public at large. Needless to say, the lesson learned is pretty obvious. Here are a few common rules as follows: Create passwords that are longer than six characters. Include a mix of uppercase, lowercase, special characters (!@#$%^&*), [...]

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Remember Them and Write Them

August 6, 2008

Seems social engineering is the only attribute in the world of security available to ensuring a secure environment.  This is true be it IT, the office place, or even your backyard.  Computer and network security require education of the latest trends and preventative practices to retain a secure premise.

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You Can’t Fight City Hall, Excluding San Francisco

July 16, 2008

One man alone has managed to lock San Francisco’s staff out of the government data network.  He is obviously not too happy these days.  Over the past year he’s been paranoid one associate reported.  Maybe this should have been an early warning signal to management.  It is ironic a city government, who is supposed to [...]

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