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Golden Rule #4: Can a Criminal Hacker Guess Your Password?

Golden Rule #3: Omit This Setup Step and Your Router Can Be Easily Compromised

Golden Rule #2 stressed having a NAT router–or router/firewall–between your PC and the Internet as a first line of defense. This is without question the first, most important security step, but it can be useless unless you have it properly configured; in fact, omitting one crucial first step...

Hacking Skills Challenge – Level 8

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Hacking Skills Challenge – Level 7

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Hacking Skills Challenge – Level 6

Hacking Skills Challenge – Level 5

So far, we’ve explored the first 4 basic missions at HackThisSite.org. As we get to each new level, the difficulty increases, but they’re still pretty easy.

Hacking Skills Challenge-Level 3

My most recent post, Hacker Skills Help Save a Client’s PC, is a real-life practical example of how honing (or developing) your hacking skills can help you better serve your clients. So...

Hacking Skills Challenge Level 1

The other day, I proposed you test out your ethical hacking skills over at HackThisSite. If you didn’t see that post, take a look now: How Are...

I Use LastPass

OMG! I just opened that box that Pandora gave me. I have often said that I don’t like password managers because I don’t consider them secure. That goes double for the password managers built into the browsers. I don’t like anything to reside directly on my system, so that leaves a remote...

Un-guessable Passwords—How to Make Them

The sheer number of passwords most of us have is a big problem. Even if we have hints written down, how do we know which one created the password for which login? It would appear as though we're back to writing them down or using a password manager. Don't worry, though. Here's how to create...