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Archive of entries posted on 12th March 2009

“Choosing a Bad Password Has Real-World Consequences”

Posted by Head Geek on 12 March 2009, 8:00 am

As Bruce Schneier says, “oops.” Encryption is not a silver bullet. How many times do we geeks have to say it? Passwords that can be found in a dictionary (come on, “progress”?!) are ridiculously easy to break. Wake up, people!

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