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8 characters long and include at least one capital
When asked why they had such a long password, the person said they were told that it had to be at least 8 characters long and include at least one capital!
The most common passwords of 2011 — obviously ones you should avoid using — range from the simple "password" and "123456," to "football" and "michael," data posted by hackers reveals. "Hackers can easily break into many accounts just by repeatedly trying common passwords," said Morgan Slain, CEO of SplashData, Inc., the computer security firm that compiled the list, in a statement Monday. Many on the list are sequences of numbers between 1 and 6 in order, either forward or backward. Sequences of letters on the keyboard in order, such as "qwerty" and "qazwsx" were also common, as were some first names, sports and animals. In the past year, hacker collectives such as Lulz Security, also known as LulzSec, have taken responsibility for cyberattacks on websites such as Sony and Nintendo, and have posted stolen data such as usernames and passwords online that they claimed were from those sites and others, including Facebook and PayPal .
25 worst passwords of 2011 revealed - CBC News
First off, you’d have to say which type of storage you’re thinking of using before you figure out how secure you can make it. There are 3 different kinds of storage within Amazon: Instance storage – This is storage which comes included with your Server instance when you start it up in AWS. Think of this as your normal C: drive.
Encrypting Amazon Storage: Not So Simple | Trend Cloud Security Blog - Cloud Computing Experts
Passwords Passwords are the first line of defense against cyber criminals. It’s important to pick strong passwords that are different for each of your important accounts and to change them regularly. Here are some ideas to help create strong passwords. Use a unique password for all your important accounts.
