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- Sanity check: Can the Vidoop visual grid replace password authentication?
- Issue: Vidoop visual grid as a password replacementAs I wrote earlier this spring from the Web 2.0 Expo, one of the most innovative new things that I've seen in the IT industry in 2007 is Vidoop's implementation of visual image recognition as an authentication system to replace passwords.There are...
- Tags: vidoop, Security, passwords, authentication
- Blog posts 2007-07-06
- Take steps to safeguard sensitive data
- Is your organization responsible for complying with one or more of the many privacy-related pieces of legislation that the U.S. government has enacted over the past decade? It's a good bet that it is.Whether it's the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA, which addresses healthcare information, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...
- Tags: Security Solutions, Passwords, Mike Mullins, End User, data theft, Compliance
- Blog posts 2007-07-05
- Avoid the @ symbol in Oracle passwords
- Password complexity is one of many things that IT auditors examine to see whether a system is secure. IT policies usually state that a password must be a minimum length and include a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters.One special character to avoid with Oracle is...
- Tags: Security, Pl/sql, Passwords, Oracle
- Blog posts 2007-06-05
- Computer Forensics: Cracking a protected BIOS and creating disks for analysis
- In the previous installment of this series, we gathered information about the target system by reviewing its BIOS setup. However, a suspect’s BIOS might be password protected. In this post, we’ll look at how to get into a password protected BIOS. We’ll also move to the...
- Tags: Security, Passwords, Cybercrime, Computer Forensics, Computer Crime, BIOS
- Blog posts 2007-05-14
- The five best business products at the Web 2.0 Expo
- I have scoped out what I think were the five best products for businesses at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last week. Here they are: 1. Vidoop -- The Vidoop authentication engine replaces passwords with a visual image recognition system. It is the biggest innovation in authentication...
- Tags: web2expo07, vidoop, Storage, passwords, nokia, Microsoft Office, g.ho.st, egnyte, authentication, AppLogic
- Blog posts 2007-04-23
- Web 2.0 Expo, Day 2: Vidoop's alternative to passwords, Google's PowerPoint competitor, IBM to replace spreadsheets with dashboards
- The biggest buzz of Day 2 at the Web 2.0 Expo came from Googles Eric Schmidt, who announced a presentation program was being added to the Google online apps package. However, the most significant news of the day came from Vidoop, which publicly launched an innovative two-factor authentication system based...
- Tags: web2expo07, vidoop, PowerPoint, passwords, Microsoft Office, jason hiner, Ibm, Google, authentication
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- Can Everyone See Your Cut-'n'-Paste? Probably, if you use IE 6 or earlier.
- One of the things that separates complete novices from beginners and more advanced PC users is the use of Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V. Probably everyone reading this uses the Windows cut-and-paste feature every few minutes on a busy day.I bet your executives do it and, lets face it, even the most...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft, Passwords, Windows, Hacks, End-user Communication, Internet, IE, Ie6, data theft, privacy
- Blog posts 2007-03-17
- Y2K's Revenge? Not quite, but DST change will cause trouble!
- I lived through all the Y2K excitement and did very well out of Y2K financially as many of you probably did especially COBOL programmers, so I know the sort of panic that can grip IT over something as simple as a date.But precise time coordination is vital for a lot...
- Tags: Y2K, DST
- Blog posts 2007-03-05
- Windows 2000 Professional NT Reset or Restart?? How???
- I need to reset my system and I really don't know how. Can someone help asap? I inherited this Laptop from my grandfather and nobody can figure out his passwords. I need to either find a way to reset the password or completely reset the system! and I don't know...
- Tags: kgjeepnb@..., feedback, windows, security, software, hardware, passwords, programming, reboot, 2000 nt, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Discussion threads 2007-02-05
- AD Password Management
- Our company is currently going through a system-wide password change for all users due to an IT administrator departing and I am looking for the simplest way to do it. I have had several users already manually change their passwords and I don't want t
- Tags: passwords, security, windows, password, skipper49460@..., advertisement
- Discussion threads 2006-12-18
- Community Password Management
- Good evening everyone!I am in search of a secure password management system (preferably web-based) for many simultaneous users. I am part of a website that currently has a staff of volunteers administrating servers, web editing, etc. Being a volun
- Tags: passwords, project management, it management, security, software, password, jeff@..., password management
- Discussion threads 2006-12-08
- Ignore this Post
- For some reason post was submitted twice, please read the one above this!
- Tags: jeff@...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-08
- PIN THREAT - may be real, may be exaggerated
- Some recent reports indicate that a way has been developed and published which can let hackers intercept and decrypt PIN numbers entered at the ATM machine you are using.Further research into this is required but as an early warning I wanted to post this.It isnt a hoax, but may not...
- Tags: ATM, Banking, cryptography, Cybercrime, E-commerce, Encryption, Hacking, Identity Theft, Passwords, Pin Number, PIN THREAT, Security
- Blog posts 2006-12-02
- Cisco 803 TinyROM rommon password recovery/reset
- Hi,I am looking for some help with recovering or resetting the rommon password on a cisco 803 router. the router was donated to the college for use in lab work for CCNA students where i teach part time, no passwords where given to us and a password
- Tags: router ios, rommon, networking, passwords, cisco, password, scott6261@..., Cisco Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-11-23
- TechRepublic security content roundup
- Each month, TechRepublic publishes dozens of security articles, downloads, and galleries. In this roundup of recent security content, youll find tools to help you fight hackers, viruses, spyware, malware, and more. Downloads Select strong passwords that baffle the bad guys: Apply the principle of character diversityHow do I... Configure...
- Tags: Antivirus, Hacking, Passwords, Security, Spyware
- Blog posts 2006-10-19
- Exract user passwords
- Is there a program to expract user names with passwords from either Novell 6 or Microsoft Server 2003?YesWhy?reasonas I require a list of passwords to change user settings through the company, and asking all the users will take to long.Not neededYou shouldn't need their passwords to change user settings.huhsorry, but...
- Tags: VNC, UltraVNC Security, password, Sprocket
- Discussion threads 2006-10-17
- Forgot Password
- Could someone help me please i forgot my log in password on my windows.... how can i open my computer....Call your AdminThat is why they are paid the "big bucks". :DA side note, when you have a question about your "windows", you have to include what version of windows...
- Tags: emreblora@..., password, passwords, window, windows
- Discussion threads 2006-10-12
- Taking passwords to the grave
- Do you have a password stash?E-mail providers don't typically offer access to accounts of deceased unless without relevant documentation. Thus, family members are increasingly unable to access important data because their loved ones have not left passwords behind. One attorney says that the dilemma can be avoided by putting passwords...
- Tags: Sonja Thompson, password
- Discussion threads 2006-09-22
- YAHOO HELP
- Hello, I am in need of some help! Someone out there has obtained my password for yahoo (my mail, the chat ifo, and so on) heck they even find me when i have a new name and ask to be my friend? but any way, now that they have that...
- Tags: cuzmo21@..., passwords, help, hack, yahoo, feedback, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-08-27
- A password for your credit cards
- Validate online transactions with InCardInCard Technologies has found a new way to validate online logins or transactions--credit cards that generate one-time passwords. See the photo gallery: Password-packing credit card. http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-1009_11-30360.htmlInCard's DisplayCard “can be your credit card, your employee ID card, and give you access to buildings.”Do you think the DisplayCard...
- Tags: credit card, DisplayCard, gallery, InCard, InCard Technologies, news, password, passwords, security, Sonja Thompson
- Discussion threads 2006-08-02
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