This month's focus is on PASSWORD HYGIENE. It's a set of best practices that reduces the likelihood of your account being compromised. Read the August SECURE IT to find out how long it would take for your password to be cracked.

In this issue:

  • Password Cracking Techniques & AI
  • Password Managers How to Make a Strong Password
  • Learning with Laughter
  • From WPI's CISTO: If a Vendor Is Breached...
  • Where to Find Information Security?
  • Meet Jim MacDonald!
  • Featured Videos & By the Numbers 
  • Do You Reuse Passwords?
  • Passwords in the News
  • Expired Password Phishing Scam at WPI
  • Diversity in Cybersecurity
  • Additional WPI Password Resources

 

Preview

Two pictures of a knight. The first is labeled "Multi-Million Dollar Cyber Budget." The second is the knight's helmet. An arrow labeled "Password Reuse" is entering the helmet's eye slit.