Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

This news does not surprise me. I have long lamented the weak security measures of banks and credit card companies. For one, I am astounded that banks require you to make weak passwords– 8 to 10 characters, all letters and/or numbers. That is SO easy to crack! My Photobucket account has a better password than [...]

Clark Howard had an interesting post about the 10 Most Common Passwords. The results gave me the heebie-jeebies! I cannot believe that people have such lame passwords! I am a password FIEND. I am always preaching the need for stronger and better passwords. Here are the top ten most common passwords. Please tell me yours [...]

I’ve been hearing about more hacking attempts these days. The most notable was the attack on Sarah Palin and her Yahoo email account. That was disgusting, but it goes to show you how quickly and easily some things can be hacked. I try to make my passwords with a combination of numbers, letters, and symbols. [...]