Check bad Passwords with Google Password Checkup
This post is for my friends and family that might not be so technical but still want to stay safe online. I wrote about the importance of changing…
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PSA: Change the batteries and your passwords!
Happy New Year Everyone! Now is the perfect time to check those Smoke Detectors and also a great time to change your passwords. If you haven’t read my…
Locked out of your Citrix Sharefile Account? You’re welcome.
So this week was probably not the best week to be part of the Citrix Sharefile help desk staff. It seems like the powers that be at Citrix.com…
Lessons learned: Data Migrations (VMs or otherwise)
Whether you are moving files, Virtual Machines or other types of data from SAN to SAN or LUN to LUN, there are a few guiding principles that can…
My Virtual Self on Life Support
Things have finally appeared to settle down for me online. For a while, it just seemed as though the entire internet was under attack. And it was REALLY…
All good things come to an end; i.e. Forced change.
This is the notice I got the other day when I fired up my Firefox browser. Sxipper has been the password manager I have used for the past…
Security is no Laughing Matter!
During a recent password audit at a large company, it was discovered that one user was using the password: MickeyMinnieHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofyPlutoSacramento When asked why such a long password, the…
How strong are your passwords? Test them out at Microsoft.
Think you have a few good passwords? Think they are up to snuff to ward off the hoards of attackers out there? Test them out at Microsoft’s Online…