Easing Password Hell – Key To Living Online Life Safely
As we all use more and more different services and applications in our personal and work lives, password management becomes ever more of an issue. It’s staggering the number of times I’ve had to gently make people aware of the fact that using one simple password for every single service
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 […]
