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Dropbox Terms
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Jeffrey Goldberg
When in the course of network events rumors start flying about Dropbox a decent respect for the concerns of 1Password users compels me to blog about it.
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Two thirds of web users re-use the same passwords
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Jeffrey Goldberg
I may never get tired of talking about password reuse (using the same password on different sites), but you may get tired of hearing me go on about this. So I will keep this post short.
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Dropbox security revisited: Plus ca change
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Jeffrey Goldberg
Dropbox and 1Password are just awesome together. So when questions arise about Dropbox security we pay very close attention to what it means for our users. We owe it to ourselves and to our users to examine these and adapt and modify our recommendations accordingly.
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Defending against crackers: Peanut Butter Keeps Dogs Friendly, Too
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Jeffrey Goldberg
What happens if someone gets hold of your encrypted 1Password data? What would it take to “crack” it? From the beginning, we’ve designed the 1Password data format with the knowledge that some people would have their computers stolen. I want to briefly talk about one of those design elements: PBKDF2.
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1Password for the PlayStation?
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Jeffrey Goldberg
Well, no. We are not providing a version of 1Password for the Sony PlayStation™ platform, but given that username and passwords for 77 million users of the PlayStation Network (PSN) have fallen into the hands of the bad guys maybe it wouldn’t be a bad idea. Maybe a game about securing passwords against the bad guys? Who knows.
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Looking ahead in security
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Jeffrey Goldberg
If you build a tough lock on a door, it is easy to imagine that you have now secured that door and don’t need to think about it anymore. But in the security business life is rarely that simple. Both the “threat landscape” and our understanding of the locks we’ve built earlier changes. The renowned security expert, Bruce Schneier is famous for …
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