From the time that computer viruses first appeared in the late 1980’s, there has been a constant battle to defend our computers from malicious attacks and protect our privacy. In recent years the use of Spyware as a means to gather an individual’s personal data has become widespread, representing a serious threat to the personal [...]
The days when most of us had one password to logon and one more to access the internet are gone. Many sites now demand registration and a password and few of us can remember them. Depending on the level of security you need, there are various strategies for creating memorable passwords and managing them effectively. [...]
Five “Don’ts” & Five “Dos” for Better Passwords 1. Don’t leave passwords blank. 2. Don’t use your username as a password. 3. Don’t use identifiable information (such as a birthday). 4. Don’t write passwords down. 5. Don’t use auto-fill for passwords (especially on public computers). 6. Do use 8 characters or more. 7. Do use [...]
Security experts suggest that you create passwords with 8 or more characters. Why does password length matter? When a hacker attempts a bruce force attack, longer passwords make it more difficult. The success of the brute force attack depends on two things. 1) password length and 2) number of possible characters that are being tested. [...]
We are now a few months into 2012 and computer security is still an important topic. Use our password generator to create a new password for this year. Update all your banking passwords and any site where your credit card or personal information is stored. The best passwords for 2012 are the same as previous [...]
Hacker groups over the last few years have exposed millions of user passwords. Lists of bad passwords reveal many simple and predictable passwords. Some are lazy keyboard passwords like “qwerty”, “asdfasdf” or “123456″. Then there are security related passwords like “password” or “secret” or “private”. Strange passwords like “cheese” and “monkey” are also common. You [...]