OZOPremium
join:2003-01-17
kudos:2 | reply to lorennerol
Re: Google Declares War on the Password And that's exactly what they're doing... |
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| Well, the best security systems involve a challenge based on (1) something you have (or are) and (2) something you know. The first could be a device or something else to--supposedly--"prove" who you are (retina scan, fingerprint reader ..."ring"?). Of course, the second could still be a password (or PIN). (However, would this actually make your accounts et al "hack-proof"?)
(At least, if the first were in use here, then one might not jump to the conclusion that someone "unavailable" is a "guy"?  )
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join:2003-02-06
Onion, NJ
kudos:1 | Microsoft can lock a computer if a bluetooth enabled phone goes out of range.
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to NotTheMama
said by NotTheMama:Well, the best security systems involve a challenge based on (1) something you have (or are) and (2) something you know. The first could be a device or something else to--supposedly--"prove" who you are (retina scan, fingerprint reader ..."ring"?). Of course, the second could still be a password (or PIN). (However, would this actually make your accounts et al "hack-proof"?)
(At least, if the first were in use here, then one might not jump to the conclusion that someone "unavailable" is a "guy"? )
I guess the hard part is how does a biometric device report its scan to the related security package. And could that be man in the middled. aka someone records a legit input and then fools into taking a directly fed data stream.
While the password grows ever weaker as computing grows ever stronger and most people do not use complex passwords because they have to be remembered.
social engineering will likely grow in popularity as a form of hacking. Why brute it when you can gain access right through the side doors. |
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TheMGPremium
join:2007-09-04
Canada
kudos:1 | said by Kearnstd:social engineering will likely grow in popularity as a form of hacking. Why brute it when you can gain access right through the side doors.
Social engineering already is the most popular way to obtain passwords and also the easiest.
It's scary how effective a little social engineering can be and how easily people fall into the trap.
For instance, the classic method of sending emails pretending to be legitimate ones, with a link to a fake website for the user to log in. As long as you can get past the spam filters, you're guaranteed to get quite a few hits. |
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