Danger Of Sharing Information On Social Networking Sites
Dr. Herbert (Hugh) Thompson is Chief Security Strategist at People Security and a world-renown expert on application security. Explained in RSA Conference Europe 2009 how sharing personal information over social networking site can cause problems. Listen Podcast KEY-102 Beyond Credit Card Numbers: The New Threat of Gateway Data There are some types of data that appear to have no value such as someone’s favorite color, their address, or the name of their childhood pet. Employees may give this data away freely through social networking sites, or the enterprise as a whole may treat it with minimal scrutiny.
Smart Password Practices by Google
Creating a new password is often one of the first recommendations you hear when trouble occurs. Even a great password can’t keep you from being scammed, but setting one that’s memorable for you and that’s hard for others to guess is a smart security practice since weak passwords can be easily guessed. Below are a few common problems Google seen in the past and suggestions for making your passwords stronger.
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