Your Password Sucks
In the news this morning was word that Evernote’s user database was infiltrated by hackers. Usernames, encrypted passwords and other personal information was compromised – although payment information appears to be unharmed. Last summer (June, 2012) a similar breach happened with networking site, LinkedIn, where 6.5 million encrypted passwords were stolen. Combine both of these data breaches with ongoing evidence that most web users do not take password security seriously enough and this will only lead to further problems. The realities of the LinkedIn data … Read Full Post