October 2011
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Sane Password Policies for Businesses
Most companies have password policies. It is a requirement in today’s world. They want to keep their systems and data safe and secure, and authentication through passwords brings accountability to their systems. In reality, password policies in most businesses encourage behavior, such as sharing passwords or using unsafe passwords, that undermine what the policies were created to...
Oct 29th
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Password best practices (part 1)
Why is this important? With more and more of our personal information going into the “cloud” and one of the most common crimes being identity theft, account security is of the utmost importance. I’ll cover many different aspects of maintaining a secure presence online, but today am focusing on passwords. Why is password security hard? The human brain is not well equipped to...
Oct 23rd
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Podcasts for beginners
I would like to apologize for not posting much lately. I’ve been very busy with a redesign and branding of Red Nova Technologies. Being so busy, one thing has been a lifesaver (or at least a sanity saver). Many people keep music playing throughout their houses, cars, and offices to entertain them when they are doing something monotonous. What do you do when you think everything on the...
Oct 9th
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