The Need For A New Password

All passwords should be promptly changed if they are suspected of being disclosed, or are known to have

One of the other failures that the book presents us is the user’s weak password practice and how the intruder took advantage of this is to gain super user privileges and created several user accounts by gaining root privileges. All it takes is a one-time access as super user to establish his base into the defenders zone. This book describes how the intruder took advantage of brute force method to hack user accounts and password. Also, the intruder was smart enough to steal the password information file and even managed to encrypt all the dictionary words by using the same encryption algorithm and then compared those words with the stolen encrypted passwords file to find out passwords of user accounts. The scientists/ researchers at the laboratories who are not aware of such kind of exploitations made intruder’s work easy by having easy to guess passwords, never bothered to change the passwords from time to time or in fact did not realize the importance of having strong passwords in order to maintain and protect their research data in a safe and secure way. Even today, not all the users realize the importance of having strong/secure passwords and we come across such instances where intruders exploit users ignorance. (For example, Two years ago, before I enrolled in MS-CS program, I did not know how brute force attacks work or

It’s the most important security feature and basic mean of authentication its important to set secure ungues sable password security is most critical means to protect a system a good password is always desireable not to be compromised the system

No demand to remember multiple passwords, it saves your passwords and other data in sync.

Users’ sensitive information like passwords is encrypted in all compared tools. Easygenerator guarantees a secure access and prevents unauthorized persons from accessing your account and content. A number of security improvements were made in Lectora, specifically as it relates to the resetting and distribution of user passwords. Users are the ones demanding and pushing for the

* If passwords are written down, they must be kept in a safe place, e.g. a wallet, or a safe. Passwords are not be be written down and tape to the bottom of the keyboard, stuck to the computer monitor with a sticky note, or put in an unlocked desk drawer.

The most effective way to protect your personal information on the internet is to have a strong password. A strong password should consist of a mixture of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters. Ideally you want a unique password made up of at least ten characters for every website you have an account on.

You can prevent all users from using or reuse same old passwords under Linux. The pam_unix module parameter remember can be used to configure the number of previous passwords that cannot be reused.

System Administration, Networking, and Security Institute or SANS.org (2001) “View Employee Internet Use Report (PDF)” retrieved from http://www.sans.org/security-resources/policies/internet.php

19.) Enforce password history option This security setting determines the number of unique new passwords that have to be associated with a user account before an old password can be reused. The value must be between 0 and 24 passwords.

The Passwords can be implemented on the active directory and it should be mandatory for the users to follow the password policies.

A lot of people, including myself store your whole life information on a computer. Having a strong password is critical in making sure that no one can access this information, or still information, including your identity. You should not use common words, birthdays, mother maiden name, or names of relatives. To create a strong password you would want to use a combination of numbers, uppercase and lower case letters, punctuation, symbols, and it should be at least 7 or more characters long. You should change your password ideally every six months. You can also change your password by going to the start menu, finding your name, account settings, and then you click on change

The problem with passwords is that they require to be extremely complex in order to be protective. You also need a different password for all of your logins – this means password retention is hard. This is problematic for both the user and the business. Both will be compromised in the event that hackers obtain the password – businesses will need to spend a lot of money in preventing hacking, but they are still vulnerable for users’ lack of proper handling of passwords. Knowing where liability lies in the event of hacking can be difficult.

Passwords for access to personal phones, computers, online portals, and websites has become very prevalent and the best practice for authentication. Additionally, passwords authenticate mobile phones, computer networks and databases for many software applications. However, ensuring that passwords are encrypted, and safe have become one of the greatest challenges for most organizations. This paper will review some of the vulnerabilities of the use of passwords and provide controls to implementation to assist with the management and handling of passwords.

As incidents of cybercrime are escalating at unprecedented rates with each passing day, you can't bank on the ancient defensive methodology of password protection alone. Professional hackers can break even the most difficult password using the sophisticated technologies.