Passwords
&
Passphrases
!! SECURITY !!
Almost every single day, there is news of a new security breach somewhere, and that includes Canada too. And just one aspect of computer security is using a VERY difficult to guess password or passphrase.
What is the difference? To make a long passphrase short … IS a password! Passphrases are longer and are often REQUIRED to be longer than the passwords that we have become familiar with.
In fact, coming soon to a UVic keyboard near you, will be new password/passphrase requirements!
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- Increasing passphrase length from 8-30 to 12-128
- Allowing all 95 ASCII characters (including spaces) to be used in passphrases
- Checking all new passphrases through Have I Been Pwned’s password API
- Send automatic emails upon passphrase change to preferred email
- Increasing passphrase length from 8-30 to 12-128
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All of the above AND MORE
are explained at
Nav’s CISOVlog!
And in addition, something called MFA, Multi-Factor Authentication. Basically TWO things you need to know or provide, in order to proceed securely to a UVic or other important site. Think of it as an extra lock on your way into your home, each lock needing a unique key. If you don’t have the first key, you are stopped. And if you don’t have the SECOND key, you are also stopped!
This is great news and will provide ADDITIONAL and IMPROVED security for all of UVic and that means for ALL OF US! Check out, of all places, Wikipedia for a ‘Wikipedia’ explanation of (MFA) Multi-Factor Authentication.
So, the next client might not be swearing at you … they might be providing you with their PASSWORD! WHICH THEY SHOULDN’T DO!
Some fun and interesting links below about famous movie hacks and security!
Stay safe, healthy & SECURE!
Movie Hacks and Security
- The Ultimate Hacker Movies List for December 2020
- The Complete List Of Hacker And Cybersecurity Movies
- 10 Hacker Movies You Should Watch: What Hollywood Gets Right
- 9 top hacker movies and TV shows of all time
- Hacker Keren Elazari rates 12 hacking scenes in movies and TV for realism
- 7 Great Cybersecurity Scenes from Movies
- 12 famous passwords used through the ages
- Top 10 best hacking films of all time
- 20 times Hollywood got hacking right (and oh so wrong)
- Best Hacker Cyber Security Movies – Docs & Series of all times
Hacker Breaks Down 26 Hacking Scenes From Movies & TV | WIRED
Best Hacking Scenes In Movies
BE SAFE EVERYONE!
So, right off the top, the best and most informative sites are HERE AT UVIC! If you haven’t visited, read or been told about these incredible resources, then now is your chance. And since a picture is worth 1000 words …. here are 6000 words!
Enroll in any computer security training that UVic has to offer! Refresh your Cyber Spidey Sense Skills all the time! Be aware of Phishing attempts! And be even MORE VIGILANT now that we are working from home – the same skills you are honing for work, are as important for your home digital security too!
“If security were all that mattered, computers would never be turned on, let alone hooked into a network with literally millions of potential intruders.”
