Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can’t Protect Us Anymore

Posted by harveylord on Thursday August 13, 2015 @03:30PM
from the wired.com dept.

http://www.wired.com/2012/11/ff-mat-honan-password-hacker/

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Re:Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can’t Prote... by paulhauggis on Thursday August 13, 2015 @04:06PM (#10056862)

Moral of the story:

1) Use 2-factor authentication (even twitter supports this, what was this author thinking??) 2) Don't rely on 'cloud' services to keep all of your important pictures or documents safe.

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Re:Kill the Password: Why a String of Characters Can’t Prote... by harveylord on Thursday August 13, 2015 @05:52PM (#10057437)

Then again, it seems to me that if someone really wants to hack you, they can, no?

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