A friend of mine recently asked me via Facebook what he should do if someone he didn’t know and wasn’t friends with on Facebook was able to access private information in he and his wife’s Facebook and email (and presumably other) accounts. Since this is a fairly common concern and […]
passwords
An analysis of 32million leaked passwords provided some interesting insights into the password selection practices of users. Among the key findings are: The shortness and simplicity of passwords means many users select credentials that will make them susceptible to basic forms of cyber attacks known as “brute force attacks.” Nearly […]