Thursday, July 6, 2017

Passwords - Tips and Tricks

Intro: for the mildly paranoid
What do you do if you forget  your password?
    Or it doesn’t work?
Cracking Passwords
How are passwords stored?
    How passwords are cracked
   Lesson: creating a good PW
LastPass: Password Manager



Links: 
Pew Research Quiz on Cyber Security:  http://www.pewinternet.org/2017/03/22/what-the-public-knows-about-cybersecurity/
9 Security tips for the Midly Paranoid:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/03/09/wikileaks-privacy-paranoid-cia-hacking-prevention/98964384/
I'm given up on password because of this:  https://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/how-crackers-make-minced-meat-out-of-your-password
Information about found passwords:  https://github.com/berzerk0/Probable-Wordlists/blob/master/Trend-Analysis.md
LastPass Help:  https://www.howtogeek.com/77319/the-how-to-geek-guide-to-getting-started-with-lastpass/

And the answer?  Next time!



AARP Fraud Presentation

From 15 June:


Note:  If downloaded you can see all the notes associated with each slide.

WIndows 10 f/Windows 7 Users

(Sorry - I thought I had posted this before.)

Worried about the 'new' interface of Windows 10?  Worry no longer, this one's for you: a 'how to' for Windows 10 users: The Desktop, Menu & Taskbar, the new 'Settings' Dialogs, change the default browser, and Apps vs. Programs.




Link: https://askleo.com/how-does-a-vpn-protect-me/