[Year 12 IT Apps] RE Your strong password is worth nothing if it's stored as plain text...

Tue Aug 12 17:17:06 EST 2014

Hello all

speaking of passwords, this may be of interest
https://www.ted.com/talks/lorrie_faith_cranor_what_s_wrong_with_your_pa_w0rd

Regards
Robert T-A

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  http://www.wired.com/2014/08/passwords_microsoft/

  "When the computer security company Hold Security reported that more than 1.2 billion online credentials had been swiped by Russian hackers, many people were worried—and justifiably so. Hold isn’t saying exactly which websites were hit, but with so many credentials stolen, it’s likely that hundreds of millions of ordinary consumers were affected.

  Some of these may be incredibly complex passwords—with lots of jumbled numbers and symbols. And some may be incredibly simple—using just the simplest of English words, like, say, “password.” But after the hack, most all of them have left their users vulnerable to attack. According to Alex Holden, Hold Security’s founder, the “vast majority” of the passwords he uncovered had been stored in plain text on company servers."

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  Mark Kelly
  mark AT vceit DOT com
  http://vceit.com

  The two most important things to remember in order to become powerful are:
  1. Never tell your competitors everything you know.

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