Online Password Generator
It was recently announced that Apple’s FileVault software had a serious error that exposed user’s passwords. FileVault is a program that stores users passwords on their computer. A programming mistake caused the passwords to be stored as plain text instead of encrypted. That means that anyone one – or any malicious bot – could...
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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...
Read more →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...
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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...
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