Unauthentication

Monday, September 28th, 2009

In computer security, a lot of effort is spent on the authentication problem. Whether it's passwords, secure tokens, secret questions, image mnemonics, or something else, engineers are continually coming up with more complicated—and hopefully more secure—ways for you to prove you are who you say you are over the Internet. This ...

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Password Dos and Don’ts

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

Here's a great list of password dos and don'ts for you to make sure that you are using good, strong passwords and protecting your accounts as much as you possibly can.DO use a password manager such as those reviewed by Scott Dunn in his Sept. 18, 2008, Insider Tips column. ...

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Cain & Abel 4.9.32 released

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft Operating Systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted passwords using Dictionary, Brute-Force and Cryptanalysis attacks, recording VoIP conversations, decoding scrambled passwords, recovering wireless network keys, revealing password boxes, uncovering cached passwords ...

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Phishing scam steals your Twitter password

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

A phishing scam is circulating on Twitter that aims to steal users' log-in credentials and then forward scam messages to all their friends in the hope of tricking them too. The scam begins with a direct message -- one sent directly between two Twitter users -- that reads "ROFL this you ...

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Computer Security Myth: Defeating Keyloggers With Onscreen Keyboards

Monday, June 15th, 2009

I recently came upon a few articles that once again offered the computer security tip to use onscreen keyboards to defeat keyloggers. Most of these tips are suggesting to install an onscreen keyboard or make use of the default one of the operating system to defeat keyloggers while making transactions ...

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