Your security online is made up of little things that each and every one of us CAN manage. Much of protecting yourself involves paying attention and being aware of what you are doing when using your computer. Even the settings that you use for your computer and security programs are designed to allow you to [...]
Check out this abridged history of hacking. The history of mankind: there is always someone out there who is interested in getting access to other people’s ‘stuff’. While many of the examples given in the post focus on government systems, that’s not the rule. Breaking into a military system is always a thrill (and embarrassment [...]
Here in Essex County, New Jersey, the county is promoting the annual computer and electronics recycling day (this Saturday, May 15), so when I saw the article about Identity Finder on ComputerWorld.com, I was in the right mindset to appreciate the problem. What’s the problem? Your computer can end up in the strangest places. Your [...]
I’d like to see the next security survey include a follow-up question to the ‘are you afraid of identity theft’ question. Something along the lines of: ‘do you know what identity theft is and how you can protect yourself?’ I’m not trying to belittle the issue of identity theft. But my own experience is that [...]
I just ran across a little article about a school having its computer system compromised because of a password being swiped. It seems that a student in the 4th grade got the password from a teacher’s desk and then used it to fiddle with the district-wide computer ‘blackboard’ system. No long-term harm was done, but [...]
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A bunch of you have already sent emails asking about the photos being posted on the Sticky Password facebook page. We’re starting a photo series on facebook that we’re calling ‘Sticky Password in real life’. The idea is for Sticky Password customers to submit pictures from all over the world showing how they use Sticky [...]
Not intentionally, I hope – but the IT guy (or gal) is usually under a lot of pressure to fix something quickly so that the business of doing business can move on. And that can lead to shortcuts and encouraging bad habits. When you call the IT guy, you’re the one who wants it done [...]
I ran across an interesting password survey conducted by Kevin Haley at Symantec. About 450 people answered his 9 straightforward questions. When thought about a bit, some of the results are pretty interesting. The first question asked about the number of passwords. 33% of all respondents said that they have 10 or fewer password-protected accounts [...]
Recently, I was in a meeting where several people gave presentations via a projector. As almost always happens, there were minor glitches in transitioning the projector connection from one notebook computer to the next. As part of her presentation, one unsuspecting person needed to log in to a site. Without looking at the screen to [...]