Passwords by Richard Romando
Passwords have been in use for different purposes over a long period of time. We are aware that in earlier times, sentries would not allow anyone inside a location if he failed to say the password. Today, we have to use passwords in different steps of our life. ... One who uses a computer on a regular basis has to use passwords for a number of purposes, like retrieving e-mail from servers, logins to computer accounts, accessing databases, networks, and web sites. ... Your password is as valuable as whatever it protects.

How To Make A Strong And Secure Password That You Can Actually Remember by Mark Vander Ploeg
Passwords are everywhere these days. You need a PIN for your ATM card, a password for your cell phone voice mail - I even have to have a password to call my mom (just kidding). And that doesn’t even begin to take into account all the computer and online Internet passwords. ... To make a password even stronger you may want to insert symbols to replace letters, giving you a password like this: th@ttechb!og. ... A bad password would be “that” or “tech” or “blog” but a better password would be “thattechblog” since thattechblog is not a word in the dictionary.

5 Mistakes You Might be Making When Choosing a Password by Nicole Dean
Are you making yourself a target for fraud? More and more often I am hearing stories of people who have had their accounts hacked. They have had money stolen, lost sleep, spent hours setting up new accounts, or had their credit ruined. Don't let this happen to you. ... Most of the good password programs will not only store your passwords on your computer, but they'll generate completely random passwords when you need one. ... And, for goodness sakes, if your password is "password" or "test" then it's a wonder you haven't been hacked yet!

Open Sesame - Password Security by Terrence F. Doheny
"Open Sesame!" is probably the most famous password in literature. It gave Ali Baba access to vast treasure.  In the realm of technology, computer passwords also give access to valuable treasures:  precious business and personal data. Information about your personal life, buying habits, credit... Simple or short passwords can be easily discovered through "brute force" or "dictionary" attacks which concentrate intense computer power to crack a password. ...             A strong password or pass phrase What you have...             A Crypto-key, smart card or token Who you are...

Tips For Password Management by Scott Morris
These days a single computer user may have dozens of passwords. If you use computers at your job you may need to access secured databases, local workstations and numerous accounts online and each is supposed to have its own unique password. Though many people don't require a logon for their home... Using Password Management applications such as Password Safe, a free Microsoft application for storing passwords, and Password Vault (also free) can help you to effectively manage your passwords. ... Another tactic is to have trusting users email the password or type it into what looks like a...

Did You Loose Your Windows XP Password? What Should You Have Done Before it Happened? by George Chamoun
There is a common problem that happens with lot of computer users. This problem is the loss of a password. It happens to many of us due to the enormous number of application we use. Also, it can happen due to other reasons, like forgetting to keep the passwords in a safe place, or failing to... The first is the new password, the second is the password confirmation, and the third is the password hint. ... In this case, when you need to recall the password, you will be surprised to find out, that your password list doesn't help you since you forgot to update your record.

Passwords Used In Microsoft Word Documents by Denis Gladysh
You would like to protect your documents, wouldn't you? Reasons may vary but the problem is the same – you need to protect your Microsoft Word documents from unauthorized editing or viewing. What document protection features does Microsoft® Office Word 2003, a part of Microsoft Office... By assigning a password to open a document you deny access to this document to anyone who doesn't know the password. ... This password is set the same way and in the same window as password to open. ... 1) Password to open requires a password to open a document.

LM and MD5 Hash Security and Cracking by Brian Wilson
In this paper I will discuss Encryption and how to Crack encrypted hashes without the decryption key. Let’s start with an explanation or the idea behind encryption. Encryption is used to secure or hide data from unauthorized personal and has been around from about 1800 BC and is not going away. ... LM is made by taking the users password and converting it to all uppercase and them splitting the password into two seven character halves. ... MD5 Hash Example: 16d2c02aad8d116bc403f73454a5eeb1 = emocan 32-Digit Hash pass^ Cracking Password Hashes Cracking password hashes can be easy if you...

3 Ways Computers Can Hurt Your Ministry - Part 2 - Weak Network Security by Donnie Schexnayder
Our computers have become almost indispensable ministry tools. What would you do if the worst happened and you had to function without your computers? Would your ministry survive? This article is the second in a 3-part series on how to protect your ministry from serious computer-related loss. ... If someone can guess your password, they can impersonate you on the network and get to everything you have access to. ... •Require everyone to change their passwords on a regular basis and enforce a password history.

Securing Backups in Microsoft SQL Server by Som Dutt Tripathi
Backing up database without password contains several vulnerability of disclosing the confidential information. The reason that any database can be restored at any location makes this problem more serious. You can check it out by creating a Backup of your database and restoring it in some other... Statement#1 Backup database Northwind to backup01 with password='secretpass' Now, let us have a test on this and see what SQL Server says when password is not provided. ... This only requires to add an option of password to make your backup set password protected.