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Setting up MFA can seem daunting for consumers just beginning to clean up their security postures. In this Help Net Security video, Larry Kinkaid, Manager, Cybersecurity Consulting at BARR Advisory, shares tips for consumers who need simple, accessible… Continue reading What is multi-factor authentication (MFA), and why is it important?
I have the 2 encrypted passwords in my MSSQL database and I’m trying to decrypt it. Here’s one of the encrypted password:
E4-68-3F-BE-91-CC-BE-B9-27-4B-18-B1-5F-1B-39-66
The password to the above encryption is maintenance2 but I don’t hav… Continue reading Find password decryption used in MSSQL
In this Help Net Security video, Trevor Hilligoss, VP of SpyCloud Labs, discusses the 2024 SpyCloud Identity Exposure Report, an annual report examining the latest trends in cybercrime and its impact. Researchers recaptured nearly 1.38 billion password… Continue reading Understanding next-level cyber threats
The Safari browser can suggest and remember strong passwords: 18 random digits and uppercase/lowercase letters separated by hyphens.
The browser also tells you if you use a password that is known to have been leaked, and one of my strong p… Continue reading "Strong password” leaked message
PLS, I WAS SCANNING MY ENCRYPTED EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE FOR A DELETED FILE. DURING THE SCANNING PROCESS, MY PC FREEZED (WINDOWS VISTA OS). AFTER RESTARTING MY PC, THE ENCRYPTION APPLICATION DIDN’T RECOGNISE MY PASSWORD, RESPONDING THAT THE … Continue reading ENCRYPTED EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE [closed]
I have realised that there is absolutely no point to having a password protecting your BIOS/UEFI menu!
Here are the reasons:
It is the easiest thing to “hack.” Literally. Anyone with a jumper and a user manual to remove any computer’s BIOS… Continue reading What’s the point of a BIOS password? [closed]
Couldn’t hashcat be applied to godbolt.org given this file data?
/etc/passwd
ce:x:10240:10240:Not a real account:/app:/bin/bash
/etc/shadow
ce:$1$rockyou$hty8SH9lK4mcCQXKENxaa1:18723:0:99999:7:::
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Not a real account, implies ther… Continue reading Hashcat when account name is "Not a real account" [closed]
I am currently employed at a financing company operating in both the USA and Canada. My current task involves exploring alternative methods to validate new credit applications.
Presently, we rely on a one-time SMS message for our new custo… Continue reading Application Validation Methods [closed]
I am currently employed at a financing company operating in both the USA and Canada. My current task involves exploring alternative methods to validate new credit applications.
Presently, we rely on a one-time SMS message for our new custo… Continue reading Application Validation Methods [closed]
[Note: I have a Windows 10 system in an air-gapped network as the only computer on the network where it is the acting "server", as part of an RMF-compliant, DAAPM (link to PDF on dcsa.mil) defined "Multi User Standalone
(MUS… Continue reading Is Windows 10 ‘Backup and Restore’ sending my password in plaintext on unencryped link?