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Managing multiple website passwords is one of the more difficult tasks for agency personnel. While tools like Transformation Station and TransactNOW help with this process, there continues to be many sites that your staff goes to daily where each time they have to manually enter User ID and password information. RoboForm is a tool that can help. I've been using it for a while and don't know how I got along without it! The program … [Read more...]
In a recent research paper, Microsoft principal researcher Cormac Herley asserted that security measures that are being recommended are a waste of time. He argues that security protocols that attempt to protect an individual or organization from the consequences of a security breach often exact a much steeper price—in the form of user effort and time expended. While everyone knows that "123456" is not a good choice for a password, is it … [Read more...]
Last December, someone hacked into the Web site RockYou.com, and exposed a list of usernames and passwords on the Web, in plain text. A month later, security analysis firm Imperva analyzed the most common passwords. The results are eye-opening and should serve as a reminder to you and your staff about the importance of creating and using good passwords. By far, the most popular password on RockYou.com was "123456," which satisfies the minimum … [Read more...]
Google, PayPal, Equifax, VeriSign, Verizon, CA, and Booz Allen Hamilton have formed a nonprofit company to oversee the development and exchange of online identity credentials on Web sites as a way to help with the user ID and password problems we all face. The goal of the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) is to create a “trust framework” and certification program that lets organizations and individuals exchange digital credentials and know what … [Read more...]
People tend to choose passwords that are easy to remember. That can be very dangerous because it makes it easier for a hacker to break the password. The following passwords are most common. If you use one of these, change it immediately: Password, 123456, qwerty, abc123, letmein, monkey, myspace1, password1, link182, (your first name) … [Read more...]
