Wordfence has an excellent post on this subject. While their post is aimed at WordPress users, the ideas are good for any password.
My own comment is this: Use MFA – multi-factor authentication. This is accomplished in various ways, such as an app on your phone, a texted code, emailed code, and so forth. It takes a little bit of time, but you’ll regret not doing it if somebody hacks your password.
I’m writing this article so that I can refer callers to it. It’s going to be very, very basic. I’ve been getting calls from people who have been referred by my clients, generally with serious malware issues on their computers. When I look at the machine I invariably find that there is a fairly simple…
Every advance in technology offers us new opportunities. Some of these opportunities are used constructively, some not so much. AI on the March! There are a number of issues with the use of AI, but this post is more of a warning. Just as some positive activities are enhanced by the use of AI, so…
Cory Doctorow is a very well known science fiction writer, journalist, and a commentator on technology and social issues. He is interviewed in about the first 15 minutes of the Canadian (CBC) program Spark 170. I think what he’s saying is both prescient and very important. It would be worthwhile for American readers to listen…
One of the amazing things about advancing technology is the number of inventions we have available in theory, but haven’t become applications yet. As the basic technology moves forward this gap continues to get larger. Then there’s the gap between the equipment that is actually in use and what is possible with the current state…
If you’re not subscribed to various useful blogs on TechRepublic, you should be. I get a great deal of information from that source. For those who may not be subscribed, or who haven’t seen it yet, let me recommend Video: Three ways you might be breaking the law with your computer (there’s also a text…
I just got notice of a vulnerability in Firefox from Wordfence. I have no original information, but I have generallly found that the Wordfence people provie good information. I will post a comment here (an a note at the top of this post) when this vulnerability has been fixed. The one way to avoid the…
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