The LastNews (!) You Want to Hear is LastPass Hacked. Now What?
Password management service LastPass notified users their servers may have been hacked. I take a minute break, let it sink in. Yes, this is the one (Last) uber-super secure system you trust with ALL your passwords. Ouch. But despite the hacking, LastPass says users who had a strong master password in the first place are [...]
Foxmarks, Xmarks, LastPass, Xpass, LastX, X%^&% Quick Rant
Warning: I think I’m becoming a curmudgeon – except that title has until now been reserved for somebody else . But I still have doubts about the recent transaction: LastPass acquired Xmarks. I really liked Xmarks – when it was Foxmarks. A simple bookmark synchronization service that would keep your Firefox up-to-date no matter where [...]
The Password Conundrum
I’m not a security expert and don’t pretend to be one, but half-cooked advice on fundamental security issues p***es me off big time. Today it’s a lengthy article at the Boston Globe: Please do not change your password. It’s based on a study by a Microsoft researcher, who concludes that regularly changing passwords is a [...]
LastPass – So Good I’ll Dismiss Any Concerns
I spend a significant amount of time online – and do so using a myriad of online services – from accounting to banking, from email to my various blogs, from e-commerce sites to airline services – I live in a world of usernames and passwords. Like others I tend to have a few variations on [...]
