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Browsers fail password-management security tests
News Chrome and Safari fared worse than Opera, Firefox and IE in a set of tests evaluating the security of browsers' password-management features.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Firewalls, Security Management, Web browsers, Spam and phishing, Security implementation/standards, Apple Inc., Test, Security, Google Chrome
Store passwords with pwsafe
Techguide The most common password manager on Linux is pwsafe, a command-line application. Vincent Danen explains how to work this tool.
Tags: Security Management, Open source, Linux, Passphrase, Apple Mac OS X, Password, Security Management, Open source, Linux, Web
Managing servers and other systems from the iPhone
Techguide Server administration can be a 24/7 job, but who wants to be tethered to a laptop all the time? Scott Lowe introduces an iPhone app that can help decouple the administrator from the server.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Mobile applications, Mobile platforms, Screen, Password, Server, remote server, Microsoft Windows Server, keyboard
Get network versatility with SSH tunneling and netcat
Techguide Vincent Danen explains how to use netcat with SSH tunneling when you need to create a secure connection to a server from a remote location.
Tags: Open source, Bastion, Authentication, ProxyCommand, network, OpenSSH, SSH, IP, Tool, Password
Auditing user accounts in Server 2008 R2
Techguide Windows Server 2008 R2 Group Policy permits administrators to audit status changes to user accounts. Here's a look at this feature.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Server platforms, Security, Event, account management, password change, Windows Group Policy, Password, auditing, Ohio
Phished or not, leaked passwords show lazy habits
News While researchers debate how passwords were stolen, analysis of the exposed passwords reveals some interesting trends.
Tags: E-mail servers, Spam and phishing, Data security, E-mail clients, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Phishing, ScanSafe, Malware, Password
Rickroll virus attacks iPhones
News The 'ikee' worm replaces the infected device's background picture with an image of Rick Astley.
Tags: Mobile platforms, Viruses and worms, Twitter Inc., security consultant, F-Secure Corp., Sophos Plc., SSH, Graham Cluley, Password, Virus Attack
Managing service accounts is easier in Windows Server 2008 R2
Techguide Windows Server 2008 R2 offers a new type of account that helps with endpoint administration of service accounts.
Tags: Servers, Microsoft Server 2003, Server platforms, Service Account, Microsoft Windows PowerShell, Active Directory Schema, Builtin Organizational Unit, Information Technology, Windows Server 2008 R2, Organizational Unit
Twitter users warned about new phishing attack
News Sophos says the new attack features direct messages with link to fake Twitter log-in page. Entering a username and password prompts a fake overcapacity "fail whale."
Tags: Security Management, Spam and phishing, Web 2.0, Phishing, Twitter Inc., Web Page, Web 2.0, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, Phishing Web Site
Unmask your passwords with this JavaScript trick
Techguide If you think you mistyped a password into a password field in your browser, a simple JavaScript trick can help you find out by unmasking the password.
Tags: Security, Web Browser, Jakob Nielsen, Password, Clear, Chad Perrin, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, newsletter, Security
Why masking passwords isn't a good idea
Techguide A respected individual argued that password masking isn't worth the effort, even detrimental. Michael Kassner digs deeper to see if that's really the case.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Security, Jakob Nielsen, Michael Kassner, Password, Internet Cafe, Internet, U.S.
Twitter phishing scam spreads via direct messages
News In new phishing scam, direct messages are sent to Twitter accounts link to fake Twitter log-in page.
Tags: Web 2.0, Spam and phishing, Phishing, Spokesperson, Video, Password, blog, Web 2.0, Spam and phishing
Opera Mini 5 beta offers tabbed browsing
News Norwegian company has released a beta version of Opera Mini 5, the latest iteration of its lightweight mobile browser.
Tags: Browser, Web Browser, Opera Mobile, Password, password management, Touch Screen, blog, team, mobile-phone, Browser
Intel fixes SSD data-loss bug
News Chipmaker has resumed shipments of its 34nm solid-state drives after resolving a BIOS password flaw.
Tags: Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Manufacturing, Chip Company, Password, firmware, BIOS, hard drive, Laptop Computer
Hacked Web mail accounts used to send spam
News While Websense has seen a rise in spam following the compromise of 30,000 Web mail accounts, security experts are split over how the accounts were breached.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Phishing, Security, security consultant, Sophos Plc., Spam, Keylogging, Password, Websense Inc.
