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Jeffrey Goldberg
When talking about reports of tools that break into iPhones, it is very important to remember that the seller may be inclined to overemphasize its capabilities. It is also wise to keep in mind that the more sensational claims are the ones that tend to be picked up, and perhaps amplified, by the press. In this light, let’s talk about Micro …
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Jeffrey Goldberg
The easiest way to discover someone’s password is to ask them for it. There are many ways to trick people into revealing their passwords, but one of the most commonly attempted is phishing. If you can lure people to a website that looks like Paypal’s, but is actually under your control, then you can often steal their usernames and password to …
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Jeffrey Goldberg
1Password 3.8.19 for Mac is now available and it contains a number of improvements, and I’d like to provide a brief run down of those before getting into the meat of this article.
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Jeffrey Goldberg
1Password for iPhone, 1Password for iPad, and 1Password Pro (for both iPhone and iPad) have just been updated to version 3.6.5. All of the changes are behind the scenes, but they include a great security enhancement to how your Master Password is protected. Different versions may become available at different times in different locations, so if …
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Jeffrey Goldberg
It seems that “Password1” is the number 1 password on business systems. (Source Trustwave’s 2012 Global Security Report.) Of course if people used 1Password (the application, not as a password) they wouldn’t be stuck having to remember passwords.
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Jeffrey Goldberg
You trust us to provide you tools that keeps some of your very valuable secrets safe. Part of that trust means that, when you install or update 1Password or Knox, you know the app you are getting comes from us. After all, if a bad guy produces a modified version of 1Password, it could do bad things. So far there have been no such modified versions …
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