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#1 TheSentinel

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Posted 28 July 2012 - 12:15 PM

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Brute Force Attacks: Beyond password basics

Summary: So you have a strong password. Is that enough? The psychology of password creation would suggest we are not necessarily safe from Brute Force Attacks.

By Gery Menegaz for Five Nines: The Next Gen Datacenter | July 27, 2012 -- 19:22 GMT (12:22 PDT)

So you have a strong password. Is that enough? The psychology of password creation would suggest we are not necessarily safe from Brute Force Attacks.

?Heuristic brute forcing provides hackers with the ability to - Read our board rules - long and complicated passwords using brute force style password - Read our board rules -ing, while not wasting eons trying unrealistic passwords?, according to Brandon Smith, writing as James Penguin for 2600.

Many of us know the basics, or what passes for common sense with regard to workstation security. You know?use anti-virus software, and make certain that the definitions file is up to date. Make certain that your OS is equally patched. Don?t download software from questionable sites.

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http://www.zdnet.com...ics-7000001740/



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