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Do You Blame Users For IT Security?

Vivek Gite — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:31:24 +0000

An interesting article published by security guru Bruce Schneier:

Blaming the victim is common in IT: users are to blame because they don't patch their systems, choose lousy passwords, fall for phishing attacks, and so on. But, while users are, and will continue to be, a major source of security problems, focusing on them is an unhelpful way to think.

=> Blaming the user is easy – but it's better to bypass them altogether

7 Powerful Firefox Password Managers [ Add-ons ]

Vivek Gite — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:02:41 +0000

Choosing the password is only the first step; you have got to remember it. You can not remember 100s of password at a time. However, with the help of a password manager, you can organize passwords, host names, and PIN codes.

Like most of you, I love using Firefox and explaining the advantages of Firefox to others who use other browsers. Unlike other browsers, Firefox has huge list of excellent add-ons that will satisfy almost all of your requirements in using a browser. Following are the list of 7 powerful Firefox password related add-ons that will make your life in managing passwords very safe, secure and easy under Mac OS X, Linux / UNIX and Windows operating system.

Linux: Prevent From Using Or Reuse Same Old Passwords

Vivek Gite — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:11:10 +0000

PAM is a flexible mechanism for authenticating users. For example, you do not allow users to reuse recent passwords. This can be accomplished by using the remember option for the pam unix PAM module.

Penetration testing – security password auditing for UNIX / Linux systems

LinuxTitli — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000

If you just want to see how secure your network is or you would like to audit your own network, and to determine the insecurity of cleartext network protocols then you need to use sniffer programs. There are tons of Network protocol analyzer for Unix and Linux exist that allows examination of data from a [...]