So you think your password is secure?

From Ars Technica: a chilling demonstration that even passwords like “qeadzcwrsfxv1331” can be cracked if the web site uses a weak hashing function. http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/how-crackers-make-minced-meat-out-of-your-passwords/ Takeaways: If you can remember it,… Read more »

Aaron Swartz’s Suicide

If you have been following the news you must be aware that Aaron Swartz, a social-networking pioneer, academic researcher and clumsy hacktivist, has killed himself. Though he left no suicide… Read more »