Recently Adobe was the target of a successful intrusion and data theft that resulted in the compromise of millions of accounts, encrypted credit cards, source code and who knows what else. The nice people at LastPass (the greatest password security product ever produced by humankind) have put together a great tool to tell you if your account was hacked and what you can do about it. Continue reading
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SplashData has released their list of the 25 worst passwords of 2011. Of course, you should know exactly what they’re talking about. Those six digits or so that you plug in whenever you want to access your bank account, your email, and all the stuff that’s really important to you so Skynet won’t be able to steal your identity and then make Terminators in the year 2152. Whatever. You can’t stop Skynet. Silly humans. Anyway, in your valiant attempt to control sentient robots, there is a list of passwords an infant in Albuquerque could crack, so maybe you shouldn’t use them.
China’s been up to some shenanigans this week, no? Actually, China’s up to shenanigans every week but it doesn’t usually make the news. Regardless, it’s a good time to review your internet security practices! Kind of like when the neighbor’s house burns down and you go through your apartment checking all your smoke alarms and fire extinguishers for the first time in two years.
So today, let’s talk about passwords. We all have them! Probably far more than we’d like to have. They’re also just about the only thing standing between us and A Great Big Bad Day. Getting your online accounts hacked sucks. Just ask Anthony Weiner. Continue reading