Archive | February, 2012

Once upon a time we were all wild, free…

I have a particular fondness for dolphins ever since I surfed with them off the coast of Baja California. Probably the most graceful creatures I have ever witnessed.

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From whatsmypass.com/the-top-500-worst-passwords-of-all-time. 123456 is, not surprisingly, the worst all-time password. Which is precisely how Anonymous hacked the Syrian government, many of whose officials used 12345 as a password: globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/120207/anonymous-hacks-passwords-syrian-government-officials-video

From the moment people started using passwords, it didn’t take long to realize how many people picked the very same passwords over and over. Even the way people misspell words is consistent. In fact, people are so predictable that most hackers make use of lists of common passwords just like these. To give you some insight into how predictable humans are, the following is a list of the 500 most common passwords. If you see your password on this list, please change it immediately. Keep in mind that every password listed here has been used by at least hundreds if not thousands of other people.

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Diablo Rojo – Rodrigo y Gabriela

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