The password myth : Why passwords aren’t keeping us safe and can we fix our security systems

Bill Gates declared the password dead in 2004. Why the password is a myth The notion of a password being sufficient in itself needs to go into the myth bin. A staggering 76% of data breaches are caused by weak passwords. More often than not, an account is easily hacked because of a ridiculously easy […]

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Roundup of Law and Order on Social Media Periscope, Twitter – the tech is smarter, the criminals not

[quote name=””]“If I didn’t think I would get in trouble with the law, n—- I would Periscope everything”[/quote] If you were a criminal hunting for someone who may have been with your girlfriend (or your friend’s girlfriend, it’s unclear), would you video yourselves for an hour, with voice-over narration? 2 men did in Sacramento. Not […]

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