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Give someone your Master Password

score: 92 – March 2015 – Password safes are a must, but it is important that someone you trust has your master password to your password safe just in case you get hit by a bus or a toilet seat falls on your head, or something else untoward.

9 Rules for safe Computing

score: 84 – April 2013 – 9 simple rules for keeping your computer safe from viruses and malware.

Introduction to KeePass

score: 80 – October 2011 – An introduction to Keepass password safe.

Password Insights

score: 79 – September 2017 – What have we learned after examining millions of hacked passwords and what does it tell you about how to construct your own passwords?

The Best Password Managers

score: 76 – April 2021 – What types of password managers are there and which are best?

Thunderbird, using a master password

score: 76 – January 2019 – Use a master password to encrypt and protect your email passwords. A how to guide for Thunderbird and Intellect.

Passwords - The latest

score: 71 – June 2023 – Password cracking tools are getting better and better. They are progressing right along with other computer and Internet technology. Many passwords that were safe, are insecure now. Here's how they are cracking your passwords and what you need to do about it.

Check your passwords

score: 71 – February 2023 – How to improve your password system, or create a new one. Basic rules for password and other vital information storage. Mistakes you should avoid.

Gawker Security Breach

score: 69 – February 2011 – What we can learn from the Gawker Security Breach

Password Cracking Improvements

score: 68 – October 2013 – Password cracking has been improving very fast requiring stronger and stronger passwords to be safe.

Safe Log ins

score: 68 – February 2013 – People log in to websites backwards. This causes them all sorts of problems. Email gets hacked. Passwords lost. Problems logging in. All this will end if you create your passwords and log in to important sites frontwards, instead of backwards. You begin with your password safe, then the website.

How to make a secure password

score: 67 – November 2016 – Sometimes you need to remember a password that is also secure. For example, the password to your password safe. Here is a method you can use.

Veracrypt: Securing files

score: 66 – April 2018 – VeraCrypt is a solid, safe, simple way to maintain strong security for some of your files. Their File Container option excellent if you need to keep some of your files private.

Two Useful Keepass Improvements

score: 66 – July 2017 – Keepass's new Password Quality report is an excellent way to check the quality of your passwords and redo those that fall short.Another new feature is listing duplicate passwords.

Keepass wins awards and recommendations

score: 63 – October 2019 – Keepass was given Editors choice awards or recommended by over 50 Windows magazines or websites. It has also been selected by some European governments as the password safe standard and is installed by default. Keepass also participates in software auditing projects.

Critical Paypal Fix

score: 60 – May 2009 – Paypal Security Flaw

How to make a good master password

score: 58 – October 2011 – How to make a good master password.

Critical Security considerations

score: 57 – June 2021 – What to consider and some tips to staying safe in our new cloud based world.

Two Factor Authentication

score: 57 – October 2019 – Though two factor authentication is all the rage, if you use a password manager and have good, unique, random passwords, then it might create more problems than it solves.

KeePass Quickstart

score: 54 – October 2011 – A Quickstart Guide to Keepass password safe.

Syncing Keepass with Mobile Devices

score: 52 – August 2013 – How to sync your Keepass safe between your phone, tablet and desktop computers

A Better Way to Do One Time Passwords

score: 52 – May 2023 – This article recommended Twillio's Authy for the desktop, which was killed by Twillio. There is some general 2fa information that may be of interest, but not the recommendation of Authy.

The anatomy of a computer hack

score: 52 – December 2022 – I take you step by step through how a client of mine gave up control of his computer and possibly his credit card to a con man through an email scam. Hopefully, this will help prevent this from happening to you.

Router safety

score: 52 – September 2022 – Routers stand between you and millions of nefarious characters who'd like to break into your computer. Here's the steps necessary to keep it secure.

Tracking Important information

score: 52 – April 2022 – Here's how to track all your software licenses, Unique passwords and other critical information. All your passwords should be unique.

Sharing file securely

score: 52 – April 2022 – Often files should be securely shared with others. Even if the sharing doesn't need to be secure, sometimes the files are too big for email. Here are various methods for sharing properly and a few to avoid.

Victim training

score: 52 – November 2021 – Your bank and other trusted sources are training you to be a victim of malicious hackers. Here's how to escape their training and 90% of the attacks we are facing.

Layered Security for 2021

score: 52 – January 2021 – Protecting yourself and your office or home from Internet miscreants, requires a multi-level approach. There is no simple silver bullet. There are layers of risk management that need to be addressed.

Scams to beware of

score: 52 – September 2020 – Miscreants are targeting older people posing as Amazon support and getting into their computers. Here's how to stop it.

QuickSearch Keepass plugin

score: 52 – July 2019 – The QuickSearch plugin adds customizable incremental search to Keepass. I've replaced Keepass's built-in search with it.

Credential Stuffing

score: 52 – May 2019 – Credential stuffing is the large scale, automated attempt to match leaked usernames and passwords to hundreds of potential sites.

Security Basics

score: 52 – November 2018 – What is the minimum that every user should absolutely do when engaged with the Internet? This article will explain the absolute minimum. Rather like a drivers test. If you don't do these things, you shouldn't be allowed on the Internet superhighway.

Doing a Credit or Security Freeze

score: 52 – October 2017 – I did a credit or security freeze to reduce the problem of identity theft. Here is all you need to know to determine if you should too.

Will Congress Make Security Illegal?

score: 52 – April 2016 – The Draft Burr-Feinstein Bill essentially makes good security illegal. It cannot work, will not help, but will hurt our security. Legislating that pigs will fly, won't make them fly. Here's an explanation and links to action you can take.

My Favorite Android Tablet Apps

score: 52 – June 2013 – These are my current (May 29, 2013) favorite Android Apps for my tablet. Perhaps you'll find something new in here.

An Insecure Router Could Send You to Jail

score: 52 – June 2011 – What you need to know to secure your router and what could happern if you don't.

Password Hacking Basics

score: 48 – March 2017 – How do hackers crack passwords and what do their basic techniques mean to you? How do you make passwords they cannot crack?

Wonderful Keepass Plug-in

score: 47 – June 2015 – AutoTypeSearch, a Keepass plug-in, pulls up a search if the Auto-Login fails to find a match. This allows you to quickly find and login even when Auto-type fails.

LinkedIn Breach

score: 47 – June 2012 – LinkedIn lost the hash of 6.5 million passwords, and this breach has some lessons for all of us. You need to make passwords that are unbreakable even if the hash is stolen.

Proper Password Encryption

score: 44 – October 2015 – A simple clear overview of the concepts for encrypting passwords and using the result to encrypt data. I use Keepass as an good example.

Email -- Your Weak Link

score: 44 – October 2023 – Email is your weak link. If hackers crack your email password, they can wreak havoc with your life. Here's how to protect your email account with both desktop and mobile devices.

KeePass Quick Entry Plugin

score: 44 – August 2017 – This KeePass plugin lets you re-open your KeePass file with a short password if you can do it in one try.

Passwords on phones and tablets

score: 44 – June 2014 – Easy password entry using Keepass2Android on phones and tablets.

Faster and easier website login with KeePass

score: 43 – June 2017 – Keepass's Selected Autotype function explained and demonstrated. A better way to login.

21st Century Passwords

score: 43 – December 2011 – Making strong passwords for small form factor devices

How to switch to KeePass

score: 43 – October 2011 – Switching from OCS Passwords to KeePass.

HotKey Login with KeePass

score: 43 – October 2011 – How to setup Keepass to log you into websites with the press of a single hotkey.

Getting the most from KeePass

score: 43 – October 2011 – Important tools for making KeePass even more effective.

KeePass Can Replace Authy Desktop

score: 35 – March 2024 – Twilio's authy desktop authentication app is being discontinued. Here are my recommendations to replace it. I've included a tutorial on using KeePass for your Time-based One Time Password authenticator.

Amazon Account Recovery

score: 35 – February 2015 – How Amazon quickly and easily allows you, or any hacker with access to your email, gain access to your Amazon account and reset your password and then your recovery email address.

Google Account Recovery

score: 35 – December 2014 – How does Google handle account recovery (when someone claims to have lost their password) and what you should do to check your settings.

Creating Passwords with KeePass

score: 32 – October 2011 – How to create passwords with Keepass password safe.

Why switch to KeePass

score: 32 – October 2011 – Reasons to quit using OCS Passwords and move to Keepass password safe.

NSA - How to secure your home network

score: 30 – May 2023 – The NSA has an excellent PDF pamphlet on how to secure a home or small business network. They give excellent advice.

Proton Me

score: 30 – July 2022 – If you ever need secure email, file storage, file sharing, calendar or VPN then Proton should be checked out. They have a range of account prices from free to enterprise level. The free account will work for many and the $50/yr. account will satisfy most of the rest of my clients.

Keeping clients' computers safe and profitable for over 30 years

Home Forms About Current Newsletter subscribe Search All Articles<< Browse by Category Tips & News Security Internet Mobile Hardware Fun		Search Results on all keyword(s): password safe (76 articles) Give someone your Master Password score: 92 – March 2015 – Password safes are a must, but it is important that someone you trust has your master password to your password safe just in case you get hit by a bus or a toilet seat falls on your head, or something else untoward. 9 Rules for safe Computing score: 84 – April 2013 – 9 simple rules for keeping your computer safe from viruses and malware. Introduction to KeePass score: 80 – October 2011 – An introduction to Keepass password safe. Password Insights score: 79 – September 2017 – What have we learned after examining millions of hacked passwords and what does it tell you about how to construct your own passwords? The Best Password Managers score: 76 – April 2021 – What types of password managers are there and which are best? Thunderbird, using a master password score: 76 – January 2019 – Use a master password to encrypt and protect your email passwords. A how to guide for Thunderbird and Intellect. Passwords - The latest score: 71 – June 2023 – Password cracking tools are getting better and better. They are progressing right along with other computer and Internet technology. Many passwords that were safe, are insecure now. Here's how they are cracking your passwords and what you need to do about it. Check your passwords score: 71 – February 2023 – How to improve your password system, or create a new one. Basic rules for password and other vital information storage. Mistakes you should avoid. Gawker Security Breach score: 69 – February 2011 – What we can learn from the Gawker Security Breach Password Cracking Improvements score: 68 – October 2013 – Password cracking has been improving very fast requiring stronger and stronger passwords to be safe. Safe Log ins score: 68 – February 2013 – People log in to websites backwards. This causes them all sorts of problems. Email gets hacked. Passwords lost. Problems logging in. All this will end if you create your passwords and log in to important sites frontwards, instead of backwards. You begin with your password safe, then the website. How to make a secure password score: 67 – November 2016 – Sometimes you need to remember a password that is also secure. For example, the password to your password safe. Here is a method you can use. Veracrypt: Securing files score: 66 – April 2018 – VeraCrypt is a solid, safe, simple way to maintain strong security for some of your files. Their File Container option excellent if you need to keep some of your files private. Two Useful Keepass Improvements score: 66 – July 2017 – Keepass's new Password Quality report is an excellent way to check the quality of your passwords and redo those that fall short.Another new feature is listing duplicate passwords. Keepass wins awards and recommendations score: 63 – October 2019 – Keepass was given Editors choice awards or recommended by over 50 Windows magazines or websites. It has also been selected by some European governments as the password safe standard and is installed by default. Keepass also participates in software auditing projects. Critical Paypal Fix score: 60 – May 2009 – Paypal Security Flaw How to make a good master password score: 58 – October 2011 – How to make a good master password. Critical Security considerations score: 57 – June 2021 – What to consider and some tips to staying safe in our new cloud based world. Two Factor Authentication score: 57 – October 2019 – Though two factor authentication is all the rage, if you use a password manager and have good, unique, random passwords, then it might create more problems than it solves. KeePass Quickstart score: 54 – October 2011 – A Quickstart Guide to Keepass password safe. Syncing Keepass with Mobile Devices score: 52 – August 2013 – How to sync your Keepass safe between your phone, tablet and desktop computers A Better Way to Do One Time Passwords score: 52 – May 2023 – This article recommended Twillio's Authy for the desktop, which was killed by Twillio. There is some general 2fa information that may be of interest, but not the recommendation of Authy. The anatomy of a computer hack score: 52 – December 2022 – I take you step by step through how a client of mine gave up control of his computer and possibly his credit card to a con man through an email scam. Hopefully, this will help prevent this from happening to you. Router safety score: 52 – September 2022 – Routers stand between you and millions of nefarious characters who'd like to break into your computer. Here's the steps necessary to keep it secure. Tracking Important information score: 52 – April 2022 – Here's how to track all your software licenses, Unique passwords and other critical information. All your passwords should be unique. Sharing file securely score: 52 – April 2022 – Often files should be securely shared with others. Even if the sharing doesn't need to be secure, sometimes the files are too big for email. Here are various methods for sharing properly and a few to avoid. Victim training score: 52 – November 2021 – Your bank and other trusted sources are training you to be a victim of malicious hackers. Here's how to escape their training and 90% of the attacks we are facing. Layered Security for 2021 score: 52 – January 2021 – Protecting yourself and your office or home from Internet miscreants, requires a multi-level approach. There is no simple silver bullet. There are layers of risk management that need to be addressed. Scams to beware of score: 52 – September 2020 – Miscreants are targeting older people posing as Amazon support and getting into their computers. Here's how to stop it. QuickSearch Keepass plugin score: 52 – July 2019 – The QuickSearch plugin adds customizable incremental search to Keepass. I've replaced Keepass's built-in search with it. Credential Stuffing score: 52 – May 2019 – Credential stuffing is the large scale, automated attempt to match leaked usernames and passwords to hundreds of potential sites. Security Basics score: 52 – November 2018 – What is the minimum that every user should absolutely do when engaged with the Internet? This article will explain the absolute minimum. Rather like a drivers test. If you don't do these things, you shouldn't be allowed on the Internet superhighway. Doing a Credit or Security Freeze score: 52 – October 2017 – I did a credit or security freeze to reduce the problem of identity theft. Here is all you need to know to determine if you should too. Will Congress Make Security Illegal? score: 52 – April 2016 – The Draft Burr-Feinstein Bill essentially makes good security illegal. It cannot work, will not help, but will hurt our security. Legislating that pigs will fly, won't make them fly. Here's an explanation and links to action you can take. My Favorite Android Tablet Apps score: 52 – June 2013 – These are my current (May 29, 2013) favorite Android Apps for my tablet. Perhaps you'll find something new in here. An Insecure Router Could Send You to Jail score: 52 – June 2011 – What you need to know to secure your router and what could happern if you don't. Password Hacking Basics score: 48 – March 2017 – How do hackers crack passwords and what do their basic techniques mean to you? How do you make passwords they cannot crack? Wonderful Keepass Plug-in score: 47 – June 2015 – AutoTypeSearch, a Keepass plug-in, pulls up a search if the Auto-Login fails to find a match. This allows you to quickly find and login even when Auto-type fails. LinkedIn Breach score: 47 – June 2012 – LinkedIn lost the hash of 6.5 million passwords, and this breach has some lessons for all of us. You need to make passwords that are unbreakable even if the hash is stolen. Proper Password Encryption score: 44 – October 2015 – A simple clear overview of the concepts for encrypting passwords and using the result to encrypt data. I use Keepass as an good example. Email -- Your Weak Link score: 44 – October 2023 – Email is your weak link. If hackers crack your email password, they can wreak havoc with your life. Here's how to protect your email account with both desktop and mobile devices. KeePass Quick Entry Plugin score: 44 – August 2017 – This KeePass plugin lets you re-open your KeePass file with a short password if you can do it in one try. Passwords on phones and tablets score: 44 – June 2014 – Easy password entry using Keepass2Android on phones and tablets. Faster and easier website login with KeePass score: 43 – June 2017 – Keepass's Selected Autotype function explained and demonstrated. A better way to login. 21st Century Passwords score: 43 – December 2011 – Making strong passwords for small form factor devices How to switch to KeePass score: 43 – October 2011 – Switching from OCS Passwords to KeePass. HotKey Login with KeePass score: 43 – October 2011 – How to setup Keepass to log you into websites with the press of a single hotkey. Getting the most from KeePass score: 43 – October 2011 – Important tools for making KeePass even more effective. KeePass Can Replace Authy Desktop score: 35 – March 2024 – Twilio's authy desktop authentication app is being discontinued. Here are my recommendations to replace it. I've included a tutorial on using KeePass for your Time-based One Time Password authenticator. Amazon Account Recovery score: 35 – February 2015 – How Amazon quickly and easily allows you, or any hacker with access to your email, gain access to your Amazon account and reset your password and then your recovery email address. Google Account Recovery score: 35 – December 2014 – How does Google handle account recovery (when someone claims to have lost their password) and what you should do to check your settings. Creating Passwords with KeePass score: 32 – October 2011 – How to create passwords with Keepass password safe. Why switch to KeePass score: 32 – October 2011 – Reasons to quit using OCS Passwords and move to Keepass password safe. NSA - How to secure your home network score: 30 – May 2023 – The NSA has an excellent PDF pamphlet on how to secure a home or small business network. They give excellent advice. Proton Me score: 30 – July 2022 – If you ever need secure email, file storage, file sharing, calendar or VPN then Proton should be checked out. They have a range of account prices from free to enterprise level. The free account will work for many and the $50/yr. account will satisfy most of the rest of my clients. Three categories of encryption: score: 30 – September 2021 – How to quickly judge the type of encryption you are promised by vendors. Understanding E2EE and when it is important. How I setup Keepass score: 30 – May 2019 – I change many of the default Keepass settings to make it easier to use or and safer. I've found more of these "tricks" over time, so even if I set you up, there could be new stuff here. Everyone should place a Fraud Alert score: 30 – October 2017 – Everyone should place a Fraud Alert on their credit reports. The process is simple and free. It requires lenders to verify your identity, usually by a phone call, if someone tries get credit in your name. Amazon Prime Cards score: 30 – February 2017 – Amazon has two cards for Prime members that allow them to earn 5% credit on all Amazon purchases. One of these rewards cards is great while the other is terrible. Which is which? Podesta's Mistakes - Let me count the ways score: 30 – November 2016 – Podesta's DNC email hack was shocking because of the total lack of basic security understanding exposed. He violated so many simple rules. Here's what you can learn from his bad example. Experts Versus Non-Experts score: 30 – November 2015 – Google researchers compare regular users with security experts to reveal differences on security practices and beliefs. We can all learn from how we differ from the experts. Rules for Online Storage score: 30 – October 2012 – 4 simple rules for safely using online storage. Paypal Security score: 30 – November 2009 – Paypal Security Testing Passwords score: 30 – September 2008 – Testing passwords Safer USB Drives score: 30 – January 2008 – Safer USB Drives Finding stuff in Keepass score: 18 – February 2021 – As important as saving your passwords and other information in a password safe, is being able to retrieve it. Here are three ways to make finding your keepass stuff easier. Have I been Hacked? score: 18 – October 2014 – Two safe places to check and see whether your email address was compromised in any of a number of security breaches. KeePass Portable score: 17 – February 2014 – KeePass offers a good portable version and along with the Kingston traveler flash drive, you can alwas have your passwords with you. Video Links to KeePass score: 17 – October 2011 – Screencasts I've made to help with getting the most from KeePass. Fun Videos score: 13 – June 2013 – Ipencil and Ellen Degeneres' password protector videos. Also a wonderful Audi commercial, with New Spock versus Old Spock. Cliqz Browser score: 12 – March 2017 – Cliqz is a new safer, faster privacy protecting, ad-blocking browser based on the Mozilla Open Source project. It has received funding from Mozilla and is very fast and stable. Printing from Keepass score: 11 – October 2013 – How to print from Keepass password safe. This article shows you how to print single entries, groups, or the entire database as well as to configure your output. Windows Tip: Using Snap Layouts score: 7 – May 2023 – How to use Windows Snap Layouts. These are actually useful in some cases. They've become part of my normal routine. Work Remotely score: 7 – May 2018 – A good, secure, inexpensive way to use your office computer from anywhere. Work from home or while traveling, safely and conveniently. How SSL Works score: 7 – May 2010 – How SSL Works Security News score: 7 – January 2008 – BotMaster Controls 250,000 Zombies
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