I lectured about this a few years ago to MBA students. Email is inherently insecure. You can’t really prove where an email came from. If your ecommerce, with customers or suppliers, relies on email exchange then you are open to abuse. If someone intercedes a fake email, in with your real emails, how is your […]
OK – so its google, they are huge, and lots of firewalls, and the web page uses HTTPS. One compromised password though, if the CEO or IT manager, and they can wipe out accounts, and steal corporate secrets pretty quickly. Its difficult to control how people use their PCs, at home, on the road, at […]
The reason most think emailing passwords is bad, is because someone might be eaves dropping on the conversation. The real reason is, that its very hard to authenticate the request. Is it really your mate on skype or on email ? or someone that has gained access to his PC, and now trying to get […]
You should protect paypal more than other web passwords. Paypal has REAL money behind it, not just some photos or email. here are a few tips. 1. dont repeat a password used elsewhere for paypal the FIRST things hackers do, it test any hacked passwords against paypal, and attempt to empty your account. 2. strong password make […]