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Hacker reveals vulnerable global Internet
Mar 25, 2013
An anonymous researcher has found that all sorts of devices connected to the Internet are protected only by the easy-to-guess default passwords that the equipment came with when new.
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How to avoid email hackers in two easy steps
Feb 11, 2013
Marketplace Tech contributor Chester Wisniewski of the computer security firm Sophos says change your password and lie.
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How to outsmart a password hacker
Jun 8, 2012
Following the theft of 6.5 million passwords from LinkedIn along with hacks at the dating site eHarmony and the music site Last.FM, we get advice from an industry insider on how to protect yourself -- tell a lie.
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Candidates use YouTube to rally, not persuade
Mar 20, 2012
Forget pricey TV spots. Political campaigners turn to YouTube for free and fast distribution of their political ads.
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Choose your numbers wisely
Feb 21, 2012
A lot riding on them
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Teens sharing passwords with each other despite this being incredibly stupid
Jan 18, 2012
The password is PuppyL0v3
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The worst passwords ever
Jul 19, 2011
On today's show, we talked about how Microsoft is banning certain obvious passwords from new Hotmail accounts....
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Microsoft banning terrible passwords from Hotmail
Jul 15, 2011
You don't normally think of Hotmail as being the most forward looking web application. It's often accused of being clunky, spammy, just old and...
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