[Year 12 IT Apps] U402 Information Management

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Clearly using a single word or adding a few numbers to one is simply asking
for trouble.

Forget about case, symbols etc. The New Scientist had a good article about
how hard it is to crack passwords that are made of two easy to remember but
entirely random words.

On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Michael Ha <michaelha at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
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> Here is a link to an article which is in The Age today online.
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> "Government Passwords Cracked In Probe"
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> http://www.theage.com.au/technology/security/government-passwords-cracked-in-probe-20110327-1cbsz.html
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> Michael Ha
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> PE & IT Teacher
> Penleigh and Essendon Grammar
> East Keilor Campus
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Roland Gesthuizen - eLearning Coordinator - Keysborough Secondary College

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