Password cracking

Action: Q9 Identify the reasons for agreeing the purpose, content, layout, quality standards and deadlines for the production of documents When we produce a document we need to ensure it is fit for purpose and delivered on time. For example if my hotel manager asks me to produce a poster to advertise that in 2 weeks we will host a karaoke night, I would bear in mind the following for the production of the document: - The target audience is mainly our hotel guests but we can accept some visitors…

system and controlled access to the database. Computer systems should be set up with a combined ID and password that is necessary to get into the computer. IDs can be setup with the user/employees name, which is publicly known, but the passwords must be kept private/secret. Passwords should not be written down and change periodically; this will minimize the risk of hacker learning employees’ passwords. After securing access to the computer systems, next is to securing access to the data itself. …

Hidden Information Chapter three of Blown to Bits was very eye opening. The chapter, titled “Ghosts in the Machine”, was about how information may be stored in our computer. All the information stored in a computer is not always totally visible to us. The authors, Hal Abelson, Ken Ledeen, and Harry Lewis also discuss how information can be hidden in the form of images. They also discussed the terrifying prospect that information that you believe to have been erased may in fact be lurking…

It can’t be stolen or forgotten. Unlike the use of other forms of authentication, such as passwords or tokens, biometric recognition is unique to a person's identity. Biometrics is most common a hand or fingerprint yet more and more ways are becoming more popular. Traditional ways of security are passwords, PIN numbers, a fob but the high level of accuracy of biometrics is now having many companies turn to biometrics. It offers a unique identification…

Those who are using Hotmail have the option of determining whether they want the system to keep them signed in or if it should ask them for their password and email address every time they want to check on their emails. When they are signing in for the first time they will be provided with the Hotmail sign in page. On the left of the screen, users will be provided with the information they require to sign up while on the right side, they will be provided with the textboxes, checkboxes and…

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It has been a long established conceit that two actor authentication is essential for secure remote access scenarios. Anyone who has accessed private networks from the internet is familiar with the concept in one form or another. Whether the additional factors include Smart Badges, Security Tokens, Soft Certificates (encrypted code downloaded to a device to identify it as genuine), or a combination of the above, using two factor authentication has become a familiar and even expected part of our…

Title: Brute-forcing a Password Topic: The experiment will be used to determine the effectivity of several lengths and arrangements of encryptions. Introduction: In this age of revolutionary technologies, our lives are essentially saved to the Internet and upon electronic devices. Our most personal informations and even our secrets are preserved in a digital format on various hard drives and storages across the globe. These devices, if not properly secured, are accessible to practically…

1. Shred your documents. Don’t toss bank statements and credit card receipts in the trash. Dispose of them using a cross-cut shredder or shredding service. 2. Strengthen your passwords. Use random combinations of letters, numbers and special characters. Create different passwords for each account and change them frequently. 3. Check your credit reports. You’re entitled to one free credit report every year from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus. Request one report every four months…

being finger print and iris scans. Biometrics are favored because they are less likely to change; finger prints don’t change over time and neither do irises. For mobile phones, a simple four number password is easy to hack and even guess, creating very little privacy. Even with more complicated passwords, there is still the strong chance personal information, such as credit card…