How to Write Better Passwords
A good password isn’t a password at all. Instead, it’s a system for creating codes that are easy to remember but hard to crack. And by codes we do mean codes, plural, so that someone who finds out one of your passwords won’t know them all. Here’s one methodology to help you generate unguessable-but memorable-gibberish.
Content: Article | Author: Sarah D. Scalet | Source: CSO Magazine | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Productivity / Work Tips
Bad Checks
More organizations are investigating criminal histories and other public records to make hiring and firing decisions. It’s up to CSOs to make sure this powerful but flawed weapon doesn’t backfire.
Content: Article | Author: Sarah D. Scalet | Source: CSO Magazine | Subjects: Human Resources, Legal
Five Ways to Fight ID Theft
What’s more valuable than your own good name? Identity theft is the fastest growing white-collar crime in the country. What’s a CSO to do?
Content: Article | Author: Sarah D. Scalet | Source: CSO Magazine | Subject: IT / Technology / E-Business
See you in Court
“To hear some people tell it, corporate liability for failed information security is the coming apocalypse. Several experts predict a flurry of personal injury lawsuits filed by customers whose personal information has been disclosed, corporate lawsuits based on damage caused by security breaches at business partners and class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of irate stockholders…experts say it’s only a matter of time before judges and … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Sarah D. Scalet | Source: CIO Magazine | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Legal