Windows 7: Security Tips & Talk

Even though I have found that I can get a lot of information on current events in the world of computer security via Twitter, I still have a large list of sites I subscribe to via RSS. One such site is Microsoft's Security Tips & Talk.



The latest post is quoted below as an example of the helpful information provided for home computer users.

Yeah. I'm the go to guy for friends and family when they have computer issues. So people give me their passwords, and I cringe when 99% of them give me their password and it's their first child's name in all lowercase. And a picture of that kid is on all their websites, facebook etc with their name under it.

Thanks Corrine, I hadn't seen this one before although I do have a few of Microsoft's newsletters in my RSS Feeds.

*tut* some people... only one person has my passwords, and thats my girlfriend, and even then i have to remind her every time she wants to use one,

The only person who has my passwords are me, even my husband doesn't know them.

Desslok, I hope you take the opportunity to explain to them the importance of strong passwords.

Thanks, Joan! Security Tips & Talk has been a long-time favorite. I hope you've subscribed now.

Same here, Joan. Not even my husband has any of my passwords. Then again, I'm not sure he'd figure out how to start up any of our computers. I also have a different pw for every site. I may need to provide instructions in my will on what to do with my computers if something happens to me.

i can imagine that, tbh the only reason she has the passwords is because invariably it is yours truly who sets everything up, so once its done its just "right the password is such and such" so while i say they are my passwords because i come up with them and set them, but in truth their her passwords, she just never bothers to change them from whatever i have set them as

Yes I do. For most people that I know won't remember something from the strong password generator. I help them come up with a passphrase that will be easy for them to remember. Then I explain to them to use at least 1 cap and substitute at least 1 letter with a numb3r, and end with a special character. THat way it is easy enough for most people, but still pretty strong. All without telling me what it is.

My passwords are all kept in a locked One Note folder on a bit-locker encrypted flash drive. That way, I only have to remember 1 password.

No one has my passwords either. My husband can turn on the computer and click the Google search icon ... that's pretty much the extent of his computer experience.