Please do not change your password

Ed Valio | April 12th, 2010 - 12:48 pm
Please do not change your password

From The Boston Globe:  ”To continue reading this story, enter your password now. If you do not have a password, please create one. It must contain a minimum of eight characters, including upper- and lower-case letters and one number. This is for your own good.

Nonsense, of course, but it helps illustrate a point: You will [...]

How to encrypt USB memory sticks using BitLocker to Go with Windows 7

David Kaszowicz | November 3rd, 2009 - 8:54 am
How to encrypt USB memory sticks using BitLocker to Go with Windows 7

From windows7center.com:
BitLocker to Go is a new feature of Windows 7 that allows you to encrypts your USB devices with a passwords. This feature is very useful if you want to ensure that your sensitive/private information will not get into the  wrong hand should you were ever lose one of these devices.
Now before we begin if [...]

30 Years of Failure: The username/password combination

Ed Valio | October 19th, 2009 - 3:30 pm
30 Years of Failure: The username/password combination

From ARS Technica:
”A lot of the effort involved in establishing a secure computing environment focuses on technological solutions, from providing warnings about phishing attacks to blocking the propagation of botnets. But, as previous research has shown, security involves a significant human component. Nowhere is that more true than the item at the heart of basic [...]