Account Password Security: Basic Edition

By Isaac Velando.

The Short Version

Sharing credentials (username and passwords) between the numerous online accounts we have is a difficult dangerous habit to break. I propose the following steps as a manageable way to fix the problem:

by Cyrus Farivar

For nearly a decade, TrueCrypt has been one of the trusty tools in a security-minded user’s toolkit. There’s just one problem: no one knows who created the software. Worse still, no one has ever conducted a full security audit on it—until now.  (read more...)

Interesting look at how easy it is to crack passwords you might have thought were secure.http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/how-crackers-make-minced-meat-out-of-your-passwords/