PC Magazine Windows Vista Security Solutions
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However its equally important to ensure that your. Windows Vista system can guard against hacking attempts. For example under the Windows Vista ...
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PC Magazine Windows Vista Security SolutionsPage 1PC Magazine Windows VistaSecurity SolutionsChapter 3: Implementing Password Security ISBN10: 0470046562 ISBN13: 9780470046562 Copyright of Wiley Publishing Inc. Indianapolis Indiana Posted with PermissionPage 2Chapter 3ImplementingPassword SecurityAlthough user accounts are the foundation upon which secure Windows Vista systems arebuilt the security they provide is only as good as the passwords that protect them. In factone could make a compelling argument that implementing user accounts with weak passwords is thesame as not having any security at all. Part of the issue revolves around the fact that most users optfor simple passwords that are easy to remember but people and their bad password habits are notthe only culprits. A variety of hacking tools and password recovery programs also exist capable ofcracking and resetting even the most secure and complex passwords under the right conditions.User accounts represent one of the first lines of defense on a Windows Vista system but the needfor good password practices hardly ends there. If you use the Internet chances are that you have amyriad of different usernames and passwords configured to access different web sites. Althoughsome of these may not represent a security risk such as the one used to access the members areaof your favorite gardening web site others may be associated with services where rockhard security is essential as with online banking. Unfortunately most users not only use weak passwords butalso compound the issue dramatically by using the same weak password for different user accounts.If youre serious about security youll want to be absolutely sure that the passwords you use areactually capable of protecting your accounts. This chapter explains how to select good passwordshow to test password strength and the importance of changing passwords regularly as seriousthreats like spyware proliferate. Along the way youll also learn how to configure Win ...
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