Many companies use university students to conduct research for them and the students sometimes use the projects as part of their degrees, suitably anonymised when requested. They can use publicly available data for the research, or they can use data provided by the companies concerned. In addition universities also offer higher level dedicated original research …
I did a Geek Mother’s Day – so it only seemed fair to do the same for Dads. I am offering an alternative to all those CD compilations disks you see on the television that will “make a great gift for Father’s Day”! Do I even have a CD player in the MX-5 for that …
Working in remote tech support means spending a large part of my day sat at a computer. And if truth be told going a little stir-crazy every now and then, especially when I look out the window on a bright sunny day knowing my cycling buddies (the retired and self-employed ones) at that very second …
It’s almost a year since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect and we are running a free seminar to help you think about your business data – is it private and secure? This interactive and practical seminar will be run by our CIO Clive Catton who has a special responsibility for data …
Data Privacy and Security Seminar – the one that you cannot miss this year Read More »
“So I can’t win then, can I? It sounds like you want my passwords to be 25 letters long and look like the cat danced on my keyboard. How on earth do I win?” You ( now frustrated!) Fear not, there is hope. Combine what you have learned and consider the following. Use many words …
Any password that is a word, is in the crackers dictionary, and all words of any length can be checked in pretty much the same amount of time when they use what is appropriately called a ‘Dictionary’ attack. This means that all those easy and interesting long words you know, can’t be safely used, at …
Factors that impact on a password strength (Section 2) Read More »
In our previous blog I introduced three factors that result in a password strength. Here are the first two I mentioned: Factor 1. Number of symbols Symbols here mean any character typically used or usable by the computer, for example numbers consist of ten symbols 0 to 9. Lower case letters a to z are …
Factors that impact on a password strength (Section 1) Read More »
There are many ways of stealing a password, but the two main ways traditionally are: Social engineering / Phishing or Vishing Hacking Top tips to stay safe: Number 1) Keep your information private The former requires that you willingly give your information out, perhaps a convincing email claimed they required that information, or a phone …
Ways of stealing your password and top tips to stay safe Read More »
Almost all of you will currently be using far too few passwords, most of which are weak. Passwords can be a pain to deal with, they always get in the way and slow you down, there are times when you mis-type one 4 times in a row and you may start to question your sanity. …
Your password is bad, and you should feel bad – accessibility vs security Read More »
