If there’s one thing that’s become obvious in recent months, it’s that the best password in the world is of little use if the site or service or organization that you access with it isn’t taking proper care of it.
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While Windows’ user data encryption is fine for most users, laptop owners might want a bit more control over the security of their data. After all, laptop theft is on the rise worldwide.
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What should yo do if you’re a victim of Sony’s recent security breaches — or of similar data leaks at other security-challenged-companies?
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Our daughter’s laptop was stolen from her room at university just before Christmas. We have now replaced it, but the police have shown her how easy it is to break into her room.
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Then the hacker came out and stated that he tried to reach out to Microsoft before hacking the account to point out the flaws in their security but apparently they didn’t care and that’s why he made a public spectacle of himself.
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It’s just not getting any better for Sony, is it? Just as everybody was coming to terms with Sony having lost their personal data, news comes in of another hack on Sony’s networks – this time affecting Sony Online Entertainment
The username/password approach to security on the Web is woefully insecure and in need of updating. Passwords are breached (hello, Gawker), email addresses are stolen (hello, Epsilon), phishing attacks tend to hook the unwary, and then identities are stolen.
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Malicious hackers have successfully breached WordPress.com servers and potentially made off with sensitive bits of the publishing platform’s underlying code.
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Whenever you log into any of your online accounts your browser will ask you whether you wish to save or remember the password. Many users for the sake of convenience and quick access choose to save their passwords in their browsers.
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News of an Iranian hacker duping certification authority Comodo into issuing digital certificates to one or more unauthorized parties has caused an uproar in the IT community, moving some critics to call for Microsoft and Mozilla to remove Comodo as a trusted root certification authority from the systems under their control.
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