Securing Your Account Is Easier Than Ever
Over time, many of us have accumulated accounts that are free or included with services. For example, at one time, almost everyone had an AOL, Yahoo, and/or Hotmail account. Nowadays, it might be a Gmail, Facebook, or Microsoft account. As we work remotely, it is important to remember…
Quick Check: How Secure Are Your Passwords?
Just for a second, think of all the websites you use that require a username and password to log-in.
Several probably leapt to mind right away, huh? And that's just off the top of your head.
I have a second request. Now, think about your variety in passwords.
Are the capital…
The next version of Windows 10 will support passwordless Microsoft accounts. Microsoft will achieve this by sending a code via SMS (text message) to your phone number which you can use to sign in. It's all part of Microsoft's stated goal of "a world without passwords."
"We’re pushing forward on eliminating passwords and keeping your…
Applications using Azure Active Directory (AD) to authenticate — a category that includes Office 365, among other things — will soon be able to stop using passwords entirely. It's not as counter-productive as it sounds.
App-based Authentication
Azure AD accounts can already use the Microsoft Authenticator app for two-factor authentication. Two-factor authentication combines a password with…
Worst Passwords of 2014 List has been released.
SplashData has released its annual list of Worst Passwords to hit the Internet in 2014. One would think that with all the reported data breaches from retail giants such as Target and Home Depot, people would be more self-aware about their choice in passwords, but in reviewing…
We're constantly reminded of the need for strong passwords, but not everybody is listening. How good (or not so good) is your own password behavior these days?
It seems like everybody knows better about passwords, but not everybody behaves better. SplashData's list of the worst passwords of 2013 has given the easy-to-crack "123456" the crown as…
Facebook, everyone’s favorite social networking site has long been used to post pictures of friends, family, get togethers, etc. but in more recent years it has also had a dual purpose. Since users of Facebook tend to put their entire lives out on the Internet using Facebook, or at least a lot more of it…
While IT departments are always harping on its users to choose better more secure passwords this tends to go out the window when it comes to personal security. In businesses, IT administrators have the ability to enforce password policies that make users choose better passwords. The only problem with restrictions like this is that if…
A team of hacks calling themselves d3dd3 have revealed and posted over 400,000 Yahoo email passwords. At this time the members are unknown and capable of repeating this attack on other personal services such as Hotmail or Gmail. Yahoo has made and apology but has yet to comment on the situation. You can go to…
This past week Google reported that they have seen a number of state sponsored attacks on Gmail accounts. These attacks are meant to allow the hackers access to a users email account and any information they can find in it.
Google reports that the latest attempts at hacking the site is from Internet Explorer holes in…
There are many password recovery tools that you can use to either recover or change your password to allow to access your account again. Some of these are free, some cost money for the program and some cost money for dependencies.
The first program I am going to cover will be the NT Password and Registry…
As many of you have heard by now Windows has been working on their new operating system “Windows 8”. While I still do not feel this is going to be a very business friendly operating system due to drastic changes in the layout/design, I do think Microsoft is coming up with some good ideas to…