Password

Crossword passwords

I love crossword...

How will you pass on your passwords when you pass away? Part 2

Last time, in How will you pass on your passwords when you pass away? Part 1, I suggested that you need to start...

How will you pass on your passwords when you pass away? Part 1

Have you ever considered what...

A simple password recycling method

25 Worst passwords of 2011

It sometimes seems like no one...

Real dialogue about real password ideas

We have a Skype room called the International Internet Marketing Group where we discuss various topics related to Internet Marketing. Last night, we had a discussion, which I led, about passwords and online security. Here's an excerpt:

EVERYBODY here needs to LEARN this stuff...

Password-related Definitions

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a draft of Special Publication 800-118 entitled "Guide to Enterprise Password Management" that I have been using to help our corporate IT folks...

Creating a corporate password policy

How many of you have been through this? "Why does my password expire so often?" "I can't change my password, why does it expire?" "Why can't I use 'abc123' as my password?" "I can't log in; did you change my password?" "I changed my password, but it doesn't work." "I used 'fido1'...

An Unusual Password Generator

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Microsoft is Finally Starting to Listen to Me…

Well, maybe not me, but over the past couple of years, Microsoft is finally starting to get their security practices in order. The college I work for has just switched all email for students and staff over to Microsoft's Live@Edu hosted Exchange offering. While we administrators set pretty...