Password Safety,General (but important) Tips

Create Strong PasswordsIdeally, passwords should be over 8 characters long. They should use a combination of lower case letters, upper case letters, numbers, and symbols. The more random the password, the harder it is to crack. More on this shortly. Weak Password: johndoe Much stronger: J0hn*Do3 Update Your Password OftenThe more often you update your passwords, the less likely that you'll be to fall victim to hacking. Never Use Common PasswordsYour partner's name, child's name, pet's...

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How to Keep Your Data Safe From Hacking in the Cloud

With Apple's recent iCloud announcement, the already burgeoning world of cloud computing got more crowded and picked up an an added measure of cool. So, as a consumer who wants to be hip and cool and take advantage of technology, where does that leave you? And given all the recent data breaches from a broad collection of very high-profile companies, including Sony and another from Citi just today, should you entrust your data to a cloud, whether it's Apple's, Microsoft's or Google's? Since Apple's offering isn't even available yet, it's too...

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HowTo: Crack a Windows 7 / XP or Vista Password With Ophcrack Live CD

Ophcrack is a Windows password cracker based on rainbow tables. It is a very efficient implementation of rainbow tables done by the inventors of the method. It comes with a GTK+ Graphical User Interface and runs on Windows, Mac OS X (Intel CPU) as well as on Linux. Extremely impressed at the ease and speed with which the Ophcrack Live CD cracked my Windows admin password when I tested it out last a few weeks ago, I thought it might be useful to throw together a quick guide detailing how...

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How to Crack Windows 7 Password with 3 Top Password Crackers?

Creating a Windows 7 logon password can be rather simple, but forgetting the password will be frustrating and bring you lots of troubles. How to crack Windows 7 logon password when you forgot it? Here are 3 top Windows 7 password crackers for overcoming your lost or forgotten Windows 7 password problems. 3 Windows 7 password crackers comparsion: Features Windows Password Breaker Windows Password Unlocker Ophcrack ...

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