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Is password length more important than complexity? A guideline for password creation policy.
Orange County, CA - I just read a summary of research on secure passwords vs. weak ones that get hacked. If you are looking to create your own secret password or if you are a network administrator looking to enforce secure password policy then read on. These results are from a study on 10 million passwords that have been breached in recent years.
In summary, if you want a weak password, then use:
- Words
- Names
- Verbs
- Colors
- Animals
- Fruits
- “Love” phrases
- Superheroes
- And days of the week
- Leet speak, the act of using informal language or code in which standard letters are often replaced by numerals or special characters such as “n00b” or “gue55able”
- Most importantly, don’t use patterns on your keyboard or phone dialer pad. Those are at the very top of the list of quickly decoded passwords....
Here is something chilling everyone should read, even if you don’t care about privacy
Irvine, CA - I just read an article in BloombergBusinessweek. It should be of concern to everyone in this age where we give up our privacy with nary a thought. There is now a company out [...]
An experienced cyber insurance broker’s reply to my blog
This reply to my blog, Should I buy cyber insurance? is written by David McNeil, principal, of EPIC Insurance Brokers & Agents. He brings 20+ years of professional industry experience to the topic on cyber insurance. Some of Alvaka Networks' clients have been utilizing Dave's services for many years.
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Hi Oli,
Always enjoy your insights and thoughts on Tech-related subjects. Lately, the plethora of headlines regarding cyber-related issues has meant the interest in cyber-insurance has reached a new level. This is a huge topic and this comment can only scratch the surface.
That said, a bit of an insider-view may be helpful…
Currently, cyber-insurance coverage forms are NOT standard (ISO) forms. As a result, insurance carriers forms differ greatly. Many parts, definitions, limits and coverage triggers are negotiable.
Definition negotiations are critical. It is important to know what to look for and how to modify a particular carriers form to best suit the needs of a specific client/insured.
EXAMPLE: Trigger for Notification of a Breach - (A hypothetical…. Sort of)....
Don’t go on a phishing trip!
Kevin McDonald guest writes a blog for Dave Berkus' Berkonomics TUESDAY, June 21st, 2016 By Kevin McDonald Phishing, a play on the word “fishing,” is a dangerous form of executive or CEO email fraud, and [...]
Here is a good article on 5 ways CIOs and IT leaders can do more with less
mrc's Cup of Joe discusses 5 ways CIOs and IT leaders can do more with less Summary: CIOs and IT leaders face a daunting task. Gone are the days of simply supporting the business. These [...]
The coming of the Strategic Service Provider
Orange County, CA - “Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company, which publishes CRN, said the evolution toward the Strategic Service Provider model marks the fourth major shift in channel nomenclature since the publication's founding in 1982. When the channel was born its constituents were known as Resellers, a business model CRN declared essentially dead in 1990 in favor of VARs (value-added resellers). VARs evolved into Solution Providers, a term that incorporates both Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Cloud Service Providers (CSPs). And now CRN heralds the dawn of the Strategic Service Provider era.”
That is what Steven Burke wrote recently in a story titled, The New Channel Model: Rise Of The Strategic Service Provider.
What is the “channel” and who is CRN? The channel is a term coined long ago by the folks at computer industry publication CRN back in the early 1980s when they were known as Computer Reseller News. The channel, as it is known, is the group of players that brings to you, the end-user, all the PCs, servers, monitors, Microsoft Windows, Adobe products, network cables, printers, scanners, et al that you buy constantly. The channel is your computer dealer and the...
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