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When it comes to a Digital Life, You Can Take it With You

The simple solution is to get a password app that has all your online account information (Web addresses, login ID’s, passwords) in a secure encrypted file/vault. All you need to give your spouse or others is the login credentials to the password vault. You could keep that in an envelope that they can open in the event of your death or incapacity. I suggest a password vault like Keepass.

Manuel ReinhardFeb 102 min read

One password for everything? Don’t judge too quickly.

Currently a story by the Australian news platform The Age has to pay its toll on Twitter for suggesting to use the same password for every web account you have.

Zita Bebenroth in we are YipYipDec 30, 20153 min read

Better Business Countdown #2: 1Password for Teams

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Omer KaratasFeb 63 min read

The Big Short — Passwords

I’m sure that many of you watched The Big Short (I never had the chance to read the book). Although the movie had…

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Alex SmolenNov 9, 20154 min read

Thoughts on Password Strength and Reuse

When I interview software engineering candidates with a security background, I ask them:

Write a function that accepts a password string and returns an integer from 0 to 100 indicating its strength.

Daniel ChatfieldJan 171 min read

Lazy Security

Just like design is much more than looking pretty, security is much more than being secure. Well designed security should be largely unnoticeable.

Security at the expense of user experience should be a last resort.

BigID in Privacy MattersFeb 293 min read

The New Face of Identity (You Are More Than Your Password)

Protecting the privacy of customer data is…

Josh CincinnatiFeb 213 min read

The FBI Calls AppleCare

Thanks for holding — James, is it? — and sorry for the delay! I’m Tim, and I’ll be your AppleCare rep today. How are you doing?

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Stefan CosmaNov 15, 20157 min read

Basic security.

Let’s talk about that!

Christoph HochstrasserOct 27, 20152 min read

Christoph’s Short Guide to Keeping Your Web App’s Users Secure

Do not store any password at all. No password, nothing that can be stolen. A password-less login is easier to make than you think. You will require people to submit a valid email to use your service. Offer users to send…