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 [...]
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 [...]
Wake Up People, It’s More than Just Your Twitter Password
Ah, what an ego-boost, you can now display your Twitter rank .. I mean your Twitterank. All you have to do is enter your Twittter userid and password: How nice … but perhaps a bit dangerous? Twitterrank is a vast conspiracy I created to steal all of your passwords and shame Twitter into OAuthing. And [...]
