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How’s your password hygiene?

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You might have seen some articles online recently saying a hacker has offered 112 million usernames and passwords for sale that were obtained from LinkedIn in 2012. The passwords are encrypted, but in such a way that they are relatively easy to decrypt again. The first thing I wanted to say to you, then, is […]

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Be careful with shortened URLs

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URL Shortening services are ubiquitous nowadays, and there are many benefits to having a short link rather than a long and meaningless website address. However, as the final destination of the link is hidden, it is difficult to tell at a glance whether the link is safe or not. URL shortening services hide the target address, […]

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