Securing Your Data On Dropbox Using TrueCrypt

Dropbox Security

The storage of your data on the cloud is becoming common place today and its hard to think that it will change any time soon. I personally have been a big fan of cloud-based services since they first started to come on the scene a few years back. With it though comes concerns around security,…

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Security Hole Found in KeePass Password Manager

password security

Earlier today researcher Benjamin Kunz Mejri, Vulnerability Lab, reported to ThreatPost that he had found a vulnerability in the open-source password manager, KeePass. The vulnerability is supposedly in the way the application filters and validates data. If exploited, the vulnerability could be used to inject malicious scripts. To work though it’d require a number of conditions…

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Is LastPass Secure?

Digital Password Security

Back in February I put out a post talking about Web Security: Managing Your Passwords, with the recent compromises on sites like LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm I felt it was appropriate to go back and look at some of the technical aspects of the LastPass solution. Specifically on whether it is secure. This week I…

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Web Security: Managing Your Passwords

Secure Passwords

This post is for friends and colleagues and any one who cares to listen. It focuses on the very real issue of managing all our password!!!! Everyday I deal with websites, and their owners, in varying degrees of distress. I want to help avoid crossing paths with any of you. There are a number of preventive tips…

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