Remarkably, even though reports of cyber-crime and identity theft are through the roof, people still use passwords like “god”, “abc123” or the classically bad, “password”. These people can be loosely defined as idiots.
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Archive for the ‘Security’ Category
» GAO Raises concerns about US-CERT
A government watchdog agency has slapped the wrists of the US Department of Homeland Security for failing to adequately protect the nation’s critical computer networks, in a report that picks out the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team’s lack of efficiency.
» YouTube Crackdown on Ninja’s and Terrorists
YouTube, the user generated video site, has caved in to pressure from Senator Joe Lieberman, so has laid down the law on videos that depict violence and terrorism. A statement on YouTube’s Community Guidelines page announced the changes:
» Google’s Chrome Needs Polishing
Google’s new “Chrome” browser has only been out a couple of days, but its already facing up to a backlash from users who feel their privacy and data are under scrutiny from the search giant.
The company already got users backs up with the end user licence agreement, and now users are questioning the browsers [...]
» Research Finds Spam is as easy as A,B,C
Research into why people receive differing amounts of spam in their inboxes has found that if your email address begins with an A, M, S, R or P, you are likely to receive 40 percent more junk mail.
In contrast, email addresses that start with the letters Q, Z and Y, receive less than a [...]