passwords - Web Gangsta - Web Watch https://thewebgangsta.com Web Gangsta - Web Watch takes on pop culture, the web, and other interesting things ...since 1994. Sun, 02 Nov 2014 14:50:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 This is why you should always change the default password https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/11/this-is-why-you-should-always-change-the-default-password/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=this-is-why-you-should-always-change-the-default-password Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:00:52 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=8140 How many of you have installed some piece of Internet-enabled equipment in your home? And how many of you have left the default password the same on the device, thinking “who bothers with that kind of thing?” D-Link Wireless Day/Night Network Surveillance Camera A lot of you, apparently, do NOT care — and you leave […]

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]]> These are the least secure online retail websites https://thewebgangsta.com/2014/01/these-are-the-least-secure-online-retail-websites/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=these-are-the-least-secure-online-retail-websites Mon, 27 Jan 2014 00:00:13 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=7286 Web Watch has told you about how to make your online passwords harder for hackers to easily guess. But apparently, people are still not paying attention.  Yet again, we’ve hearing news reports of leaked hacked passwords list, and “password” and “123456” are still at the top of the list of passwords being used. How bad is […]

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]]> Are you secure? You’d be surprised how little time it can take to hack your password https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/06/are-you-secure-youd-be-surprised-how-little-time-it-can-take-to-hack-your-password/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-you-secure-youd-be-surprised-how-little-time-it-can-take-to-hack-your-password Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:00:45 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=5057 Web Watch has covered password hacks like the recent ones at LinkedIn, eHarmony, Last.fm, and others. We’ll start with the standard recommendation: if you’ve been using one of those sites Web Watch just mentioned, please go and change your password immediately.  It’s okay… we’ll wait. And you’re back… As a reminder, some of the password […]

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]]> Amazon.com has the Best Customer Service. (Zappos ranks high, too) https://thewebgangsta.com/2012/01/amazon-com-has-the-best-customer-service-zappos-ranks-high-too/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=amazon-com-has-the-best-customer-service-zappos-ranks-high-too Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:38 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=4627 Amazon.com Gift Card When it comes to Customer Service, what retail companies come to mind? We’ve heard countless stories about companies like Costco taking back anything that they sell, no matter how long ago you purchased it… but while Costco is an awesome place to shop, the long lines and lack of salespeople on the […]

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]]> The Worst Passwords for 2011 https://thewebgangsta.com/2011/11/the-worst-passwords-for-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-worst-passwords-for-2011 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:13 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=4423 Post-it Notes Web Watch was visiting an office a few weeks ago when the people we were visiting were trying to log onto the shared computer in the conference room. They thought they knew the password, but something wasn’t right.  After about 20 minutes of trying, they called their IT guy for help.  He walked […]

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]]> Should You Change Your Password? Yes, yes you should. https://thewebgangsta.com/2011/06/should-you-change-your-password-yes-yes-you-should/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-you-change-your-password-yes-yes-you-should Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:00:43 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=3951 My Top Secret Passwords notepad With all the recent news about hackers breaking into major sites and stealing usernames/passwords, it was only a matter of time before some enterprising person would compile all those released databases and provide a practical service. SHOULD I CHANGE MY PASSWORD has done just that, with a tool that makes […]

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]]> Your passwords still suck: a continuation of our conversation https://thewebgangsta.com/2011/06/your-passwords-still-suck-a-continuation-of-our-conversation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-passwords-still-suck-a-continuation-of-our-conversation Wed, 08 Jun 2011 23:00:21 +0000 http://beta.thewebgangsta.com/?p=3892 Computer Biometric Finger Scan Password security is an oft-discussed topic here on Web Watch – we’ve covered it with a list of the most common passwords, how kids select passwords, and how “TIGGER” is not a good password, among other topics. So when some more password analysis became available due to the recent security breach […]

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