Tuesday, May 9, 2017

One industry expert shows just how badly you suck at online security


Security is a mixed bag. where we once were limited to bad security practices of writing passwords on post-it notes, some have taken this same mentality online, as Troy Hunt points out. Troy Hunt, Microsoft Regional Director and MVP for developer security, was prompted to tell a few stories after seeing this tweet: Your password is not unique. http://pic.twitter.com/ga4GwxtzrQ — Lars Klint (@larsklint) April 16, 2017 Obviously this is a joke — from Reddit, natch. But it’s not that far off from some real security practices. Hunt shared some doozies, including how anyone can log into your Betfair account just by…

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