Comments on: Protect Your Identity – It Starts at Home http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/06/29/protect-your-identity-it-starts-at-home/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=protect-your-identity-it-starts-at-home Where finance and reality meet Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MLRhttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/06/29/protect-your-identity-it-starts-at-home/#comment-1027 MLR Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:44:51 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/06/29/protect-your-identity-it-starts-at-home/#comment-1027 One unintended issue that companies/corporations never consider when having stupid password requirements, though, is that it could increase the risk of security breaches. When my company started making people change passwords every 60 days (without the ability to go back to an already used password until 6 months later), I noticed a substantial increase in peoples passwords written down in plain sight. How's that for security? Ethan2003 is better than 3ifh@Ff2!sd if the latter is written down for the whole world to see. Just some food for thought! One unintended issue that companies/corporations never consider when having stupid password requirements, though, is that it could increase the risk of security breaches.

When my company started making people change passwords every 60 days (without the ability to go back to an already used password until 6 months later), I noticed a substantial increase in peoples passwords written down in plain sight.

How’s that for security? Ethan2003 is better than 3ifh@Ff2!sd if the latter is written down for the whole world to see.

Just some food for thought!

]]> By: mapgirlhttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/06/29/protect-your-identity-it-starts-at-home/#comment-1022 mapgirl Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:33:02 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/06/29/protect-your-identity-it-starts-at-home/#comment-1022 If your kid's name is Ethan and he was born in 2003, you also should never mention that on the internet. (I know this is only an example you are using.) Sometimes it shocks me how much people blab the name of their kids online. It's not that hard to target someone when they put all their information out there in a news feature or blog. It's scary and parents ought be way more circumspect. Second, I'm sick of social networking applications that want to troll your addressbook and get all your friends to join. I show my friendship by avoiding blanket options to invite everyone I know. I am extremely selective about which networking websites I use and I'm so glad I was too old for Facebook when it started, otherwise I might have made a horrible mistake by joining it. They don't give a damn about their customers' concerns for privacy or information control. Heck, I should be checking your blog's email harvesting policy right now! LOL If your kid’s name is Ethan and he was born in 2003, you also should never mention that on the internet. (I know this is only an example you are using.) Sometimes it shocks me how much people blab the name of their kids online. It’s not that hard to target someone when they put all their information out there in a news feature or blog. It’s scary and parents ought be way more circumspect.

Second, I’m sick of social networking applications that want to troll your addressbook and get all your friends to join. I show my friendship by avoiding blanket options to invite everyone I know. I am extremely selective about which networking websites I use and I’m so glad I was too old for Facebook when it started, otherwise I might have made a horrible mistake by joining it. They don’t give a damn about their customers’ concerns for privacy or information control.

Heck, I should be checking your blog’s email harvesting policy right now! LOL

]]> By: MoneyEnergyhttp://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/06/29/protect-your-identity-it-starts-at-home/#comment-1020 MoneyEnergy Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:08:11 +0000 http://www.suburbandollar.com/2009/06/29/protect-your-identity-it-starts-at-home/#comment-1020 Wow, great article..... I care about security too, so it looks like I can come bug you with my questions:) I worry about the rise and integration of social media and other online apps, etc. like Facebook - younger ppl probably don't because they think "who cares, I'm not doing anything wrong" - but that's not the point.... Anyways, your post is motivating me to fix up my passwords again, thanks:) Wow, great article….. I care about security too, so it looks like I can come bug you with my questions:) I worry about the rise and integration of social media and other online apps, etc. like Facebook – younger ppl probably don’t because they think “who cares, I’m not doing anything wrong” – but that’s not the point…. Anyways, your post is motivating me to fix up my passwords again, thanks:)

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