Tag Archives: security
Jeff Atwood on limited login attempts: Dictionary Hacks 101
Jeff Atwood over at his blog, Coding Horror, gives a little lesson in the reasons why websites should limit their number of login attempts. He uses the recent hacking of Twitter as an example.
“Clearly, the last thing you want to do is give attackers carte blanche to run unlimited login attempts. All it takes is [...]
Mac Security: Lock your Mac without logging out
My new favorite way to lock my Mac:
/System/Library/CoreServices/”Menu Extras”/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession -suspend
This is a simple command that can be run from Terminal. You get a cool animation from your desktop to the lock screen, and you can’t get back in without the password. If you want to learn how to use Automator and set it up yourself, [...]
Super Bowl Security commanded by Microsoft Surface