It is better to keep a short pencil rather keeping a long memory. This quotation is by Shakespear. During Shakespear time there was no computer so no need to use passwords in applications. Now the scenario is different, one have to remember lot of passwords but one does not have ...

Every day, students send dozens of electronic messages or store personal files in their accounts thinking that their messages will remain private and their files secure. This, however, might not be the case. According to one computing assistant (CA) who asked to remain unidentified, break-ins into personal accounts are not uncommon. ...

your name, anyone's first name (especially bad are your spouse's first name, your child's first name, your dog's or cat's name) your nickname (e.g., "Flash" or "Buzz"), your home telephone number, your date of birth, your astrological sign, your mother's maiden name, your wife's maiden name, license plate number ...

Assume that institutions simply maintained databases of (pseudonymous or identified) user ids and passwords. Note carefully that the idea here is that a member of the institutional user community has a single userid and password for access to all licensed resources, and not a separate userid and password for ...

Today we talk about crating a friendly and safe One of the problems with passwords is that users forget them. In an effort to not forget them, they use simple things like their dog’s name, their son’s first name and birthdate, the name of the current month- anything that will ...

To access an online computer service or Internet service provider (ISP) one needs both a user name and password. ISPs typically select a user name that is the same as the last name of the subscriber. This means that user names are easy to guess, therefore one must be especially ...

SecurityFocus has a great article on Windows password security. Among other things, it addresses the real implications of the weaknesses of LanMan and NTLMv2, and a way you can use that to your advantage: if a password is fifteen characters or longer, Windows does not even store the LanMan hash ...

Counter to what the movies might say, hacking grades is not just cheating it’s a crime: An investigation showed the professor’s network account had been accessed without her permission and grades were assigned to nearly 300 students, prosecutor Robert Fratianne said. I bet they just guessed her password but still, there’s ...