There was a password discussion over on the FFML and Lately I've been seen several articles not just about Gawker, but other companies being compromised for the password list. This probably isn't any relation, but if you have a habit of using a single passworkd at several sites or use some the passwords listed in the article below you might want to change some passwords.
Gawker Hack Exposes Ridiculous Password Habits
http://www.pcworld.com/ar...s.html?tk=nl_dnx_h_crawl
I've seen most of the passwords mentioned in the above article before, but from my own personal experience repairing, rebuilding or salvaging computers I'd add in "King", Queen", "god" and "boss". Teachers seem to like these four.
My personal advice I give to my friends is to pick complex passwords and make sure to write them down and keep them.
I also tell them to always assume I or any other tech they leave their computer with will be able to recover all the passwords they use so CHANGE THEM! after each visit to the repair shop.
Usually if their private stuff like address books, billfolds, purses or diary has been stolen or even gone through they will notice and have time to change passwords, especially if they follow my second bit of advice below.
You don't have to make it obvious it's passwords you have written down, for example pick complex passwords that look like contact information that contains such things as names, birth dates, meeting dates, meeting place, and company affiliations then have your own private mental hash pattern that builds the actual password from what was written down. One example I usually give is the extremely simple hash pattern of picking every 4th character making sure to include spaces, dashes, numbers and any other special characters in the generated password.
The passwords generated this way aren't perfect, but they are better than what would usually be used.
howard melton
god bless
Gawker Hack Exposes Ridiculous Password Habits
http://www.pcworld.com/ar...s.html?tk=nl_dnx_h_crawl
I've seen most of the passwords mentioned in the above article before, but from my own personal experience repairing, rebuilding or salvaging computers I'd add in "King", Queen", "god" and "boss". Teachers seem to like these four.
My personal advice I give to my friends is to pick complex passwords and make sure to write them down and keep them.
I also tell them to always assume I or any other tech they leave their computer with will be able to recover all the passwords they use so CHANGE THEM! after each visit to the repair shop.
Usually if their private stuff like address books, billfolds, purses or diary has been stolen or even gone through they will notice and have time to change passwords, especially if they follow my second bit of advice below.
You don't have to make it obvious it's passwords you have written down, for example pick complex passwords that look like contact information that contains such things as names, birth dates, meeting dates, meeting place, and company affiliations then have your own private mental hash pattern that builds the actual password from what was written down. One example I usually give is the extremely simple hash pattern of picking every 4th character making sure to include spaces, dashes, numbers and any other special characters in the generated password.
The passwords generated this way aren't perfect, but they are better than what would usually be used.
howard melton
god bless