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Guess what? A Post-It under your keyboard is not the worst place to keep a password
by Jeffrey Goldberg Aug 27, 2012
The Sophos NakedSecurity blog has some excellent password security advice to kick off your Monday morning: “Before being interviewed on TV, wipe passwords off whiteboard“. Here’s a shot from TVP, a Polish television channel, that prompted this timely refresher:
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On Ars Technica’s most excellent comprehensive review of password security
by Jeffrey Goldberg Aug 22, 2012
Dan Goodin at Ars Technica published an excellent article reviewing password security and explaining why people need randomly generated and unique passwords for every site and service. That is a message you hear from us frequently.
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More than just one password: Lessons from an epic hack
by Jeffrey Goldberg Aug 19, 2012
Mat Honan, a 1Password user and writer for Wired, did everything right. He had strong, unique passwords everywhere. Yet he was the victim of an “epic hack”, and had to put a great deal of effort into getting his digital life back.
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Blizzard and insecurity questions: My father’s middle name is vR2Ut1VNj
by Jeffrey Goldberg Aug 11, 2012
By now most people will have heard that email addresses, hashed passwords, and some other data has been stolen from Blizzard’s Battle.net servers, and people are advised to change their passwords there. As unfortunate as this story is, it serves as yet another good reminder of why we very strongly encourage people to not reuse the same password on …
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1Password is Ready for John the Ripper
by Jeffrey Goldberg Jul 31, 2012
John the Ripper, the pre-eminent password cracking tool, is getting ready to take on 1Password. Is 1Password ready? Yes! We have been ready for a long time, but you need to do your part by having a good Master Password.
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Password reuse strikes again, and a bit closer to home at Dropbox
by Jeffrey Goldberg Jul 31, 2012
Not so long ago, I wrote about a case where attackers were taking passwords that were leaked from one site to go after users on another. In that case, the target was Best Buy. Today’s case hits a bit closer to home for 1Password users, as Dropbox accounts are being attacked using passwords stolen from non-Dropbox sites. Just as no passwords were …
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