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You can guess 40,000 billion passwords a second for about 10 million bucks
By Surferbill - Last updated: Monday, March 31, 2008
David Jevans, CEO of IronKey was on Security Now 135 and stunned me with this quote: “You can guess 40,000 billion passwords a second for about 10 million bucks”. Now that’s some serious speed (and some serious money), but nothing I don’t expect several governments to have to hand. Keep those passwords strong and long…
Handy Password Checker
By Surferbill - Last updated: Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Microsoft has a handy password checker available where you can test the strength of your passwords. If you have trouble creating passwords, have a look at their advice on how to create strong passwords. Make sure to change your passwords regularly, and don’t use the same username/password combination in more than one place. If you [...]