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RockYou Breach Reveals More Lazy '123456' Passwords
 Posted 8/27/2010 10:40:00 AM
From switched.com:
We thought we had this all sorted out some time ago. If you choose an easy-to-guess password -- like, say "123456" -- it puts your accounts and personal data in danger. So we were horrified a few months ago when a sampling of 10,000 hacked Hotmail, MSN, and Live.com accounts revealed that the most popular password was, in fact, "123456." But, like most other tech blogs and magazines, we rushed to your rescue, dear reader. We offered advice for strengthening your passwords and managing a cadre of unique phrases for all of your different accounts.
Two months later, in December, RockYou, maker of obnoxious social networking apps like 'GlitterText', suffered a security breach that exposed the e-mails and passwords of some 32 million users. So, when it was discovered that the most popular password was, yet again, "123456," we were less worried and more disappointed. Looking at the ...
Computer Pioneers 2
Posted 8/24/2010 10:59:00 AM
Last weeks photo was of Charles Babbage (December 26 1791 – October 18 1871).
Charles Babbage was an English mathematician, analytical philosopher and (proto-) computer scientist who was the first person to come up with the idea of a programmable computer. Parts of his uncompleted mechanisms are on display in the London Science Museum. In 1991, working from Babbage's original plans, a Difference Engine was completed, and functioned perfectly. They were built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, indicating that Babbage's machine would have worked.
Here's a"Two for Tuesday"! Do you know who these guys are??
Computer Pioneers
Posted 8/19/2010 10:52:00 AM
So today I thought I would start a series of pictures of people who pioneered the way for computers. Can you tell me who this is? (Sorry, I don't have any prizes, but I will put a star by your name!)
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