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All Windows Passwords at Risk and What to do about it
With the word out that a 25-GPU cluster can crack every standard Windows password in less than 6 hours, it may be time for us to consider this new Securematrix technology from Japan championed by Itara Nishimura of CSE Co.,...
Skype, Amazon and BitTorrent news For a Snowy Week
Still snowed in? That’s what I thought. Regardless of whether you got back from back-straining snow removal or you live in Orlando, you’ll appreciate some of the latest tech news of the day. Popular Mechanics starts off the list with...
Google to Allow Multiple Account Sign-ins
Here is the situation - you have multiple accounts you need to check on Google and this means you need to login and logout throughout the day. And if you are like me you constantly wonder how we were able...
DataInherit: A Will for Your Passwords
With so many people putting off any plans which take into account their death, I wonder what the response will be to DataInherit, a service which allows you to specify who gets your data, passwords, etc when you die....
All Hail the (Malicious) Human Brain
I am forever amazed at the creativity of human beings. Look at all the companies we have produced. The trillions of dollars of wealth we have created. It is amazing that our combined genius has dramatically raised the standard of...
Lost Smartphone? Take These Precautions First
I spent much of Sunday in Manhattan with the family and while there stopped by one of our favorite restaurants for lunch. A bit later in the day my wife realized her iPhone had gone missing. The last place she...
I Was Wrong About Boingo
I used to think Boingo was a singular network but since I have gotten the account installed the dead easy Boingo software on my laptop I have found Boingo is like the master key to WiFi networks nationwide. More and...
Google Growing too Quickly?
Something in me switched this week regarding Google. We all know that no company can grow infinitely large in a rapid fashion without having massive communications failures that slow decision making down. Eventually companies become political messes that go nowhere....
WiFi Hotspots Still Not Secure
In August of last year I wrote about how WiFi hotspots are not secure. A few days later I clarified the post with comments from Microsoft's Francois Doremieux, Senior Program Manager, Product Group: Customer Experience. The clarification basically explains that...
Spear Phishing
Phishing is just spam being used to trick people into revealing some information to the phisher, and relies very heavily on social engineering to succeed. By blocking spam effectively, the bait never reaches its target, and the opportunity for deception...
