July 6, 2010 by Valerie Helmbreck
You’d think a 27-character password would be secure, but the recent arrest of some suspected Russian spies is a cautionary tale in security operations.
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Tags: espionage, file transfer, password, ring, Russians
June 29, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck

Password burnout may be chronic among users, but it seems the folks charged with protecting technology are also suffering from the same malaise.
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Tags: burnout, cell, CREDANT technologies, mobile phones, password, security, survey
May 18, 2009 by Valerie Helmbreck
You could feel really dumb using this, but Microsoft’s got a nifty little tool on the Web that will check your password and let you know if it’s weak.
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Tags: checker, Mac, Microsoft, password, secure, Web site
November 13, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
Quick check: If your company pays taxes electronically, are you sure your password is still valid? Earlier this year, the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) changed its password requirements.
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Tags: EFTPS, password, security, tax payment system
September 24, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
The hacker who broke into GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin’s Yahoo e-mail account gave us an important reminder: It’s not very tough to sail past most e-mail security.
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Tags: e-mail, hacker, Palin, password, Yahoo
June 4, 2008 by Valerie Helmbreck
To keep your organization’s data more secure, most IT folks know that frequently changing passwords
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Tags: data, log-in, password, secure, systems