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130 votes
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What password management solution do you use and why?
For a long time now, I have been using KeePassXC for desktops and KeePassDX for Android. I keep everything synchronized neatly with Syncthing, which can be configured to operate over your WiFi or...
For a long time now, I have been using KeePassXC for desktops and KeePassDX for Android. I keep everything synchronized neatly with Syncthing, which can be configured to operate over your WiFi or the internet through their gateways. This allows me to share a single KeePass file with another individual, provided I tell them the password.
I have a co-worker who is loving 1Password and while it looks great, something irks me about paying monthly for a password manager. I looked into Bitwarden for a "local cloud" and have seen very mixed results as well as not being sure if I could trust my own security configurations to do so.
I am primarily wondering what everyone else is using in search of something a bit more convenient (I'm not opposed to using the cloud) that has an app like KeePass that I can use for desktop apps, and not just in the browser (though I don't use that function often, truthfully).
Edit: Passkey support was mentioned in this comment and made me realize how important such support will be in the coming years. For those of you with password management solutions supporting it, how has it been?
107 votes -
All Apple users are recommended to immediately update their devices to patch a zero-click, zero-day exploit captured in the wild
102 votes -
Reddit servers breached; full backup from 2007 (including hashed+salted passwords) obtained by attackers
77 votes -
Self-proclaimed 'gay furry hackers' breach nuclear lab; demands research into IRL catgirls
71 votes -
Apple threatens to pull FaceTime and iMessage in the UK over proposed surveillance law changes
71 votes -
Nothing’s iMessage app was a security catastrophe, taken down in 24 hours
65 votes -
Why 'ji32k7au4a83' is a remarkably common password
57 votes -
Chrome Extension Manifest V3 could end uBlock Origin for Chrome
55 votes -
IBM to acquire software company Red Hat for $34 billion
54 votes -
Apple, Elon Musk, Kanye West, and other accounts are tweeting a bitcoin scam in giant Twitter hack
49 votes -
Experts link LastPass security breach to a string of crypto heists
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At MGM's hacked casinos in Las Vegas, evidence of the massive ransomware hack is everywhere, if you're looking for it
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What is you preferred password manager?
I use Lastpass at work but don't have experience with any others. Last time I looked into it Lastpass and Keepass were the only two viable options if I recall (though my memory isn't the most...
I use Lastpass at work but don't have experience with any others. Last time I looked into it Lastpass and Keepass were the only two viable options if I recall (though my memory isn't the most reliable thing). A few quick searches seem to indicate that the market has opened up a bit since then. I'd like to use something open source with Linux, Windows, and Android clients. So, what's your preferred password manager and why?
45 votes -
Twenty-six billion records exposed in massive leak, including data from Linkedin, X, Dropbox
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Criminalization of encryption: The 8 December case
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Hackers found a way to open any of three million hotel keycard locks in seconds
42 votes -
Harvard gutted initial team examining Facebook files following $500 million donation from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Whistleblower Aid client reveals
42 votes -
A new weapon in the war against robocalls
42 votes -
The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked
42 votes -
70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts leaked by security researchers
42 votes -
EFF announces "Fix It Already" campaign to demand fixes for specific issues from nine major tech companies and platforms
42 votes -
Google's beefing up user data privacy (which includes shutting down Google+)
42 votes -
Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassed
41 votes -
White House urges use of type safe and memory safe programming languages and hardware
38 votes -
US senator warns governments are spying on Apple and Google users via push notifications
38 votes -
Zoom acquires Keybase and announces goal of developing the most broadly used enterprise end-to-end encryption offering
38 votes -
This video is sponsored by ███ VPN
38 votes -
EARN IT Act introduced in House of Representatives
37 votes -
Cybersecurity firm CEO pleads guilty to hacking hospitals to boost his company's business
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Cloudflare blocks Kiwi Farms
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For those who have tried YubiKey for personal use, is it worth it?
I saw people talking about YubiKey here a few weeks ago so I got curious. Unfortunately, I’m not seeing a lot of helpful reviews for it. I’m personally getting tired of having to take my phone...
I saw people talking about YubiKey here a few weeks ago so I got curious. Unfortunately, I’m not seeing a lot of helpful reviews for it.
I’m personally getting tired of having to take my phone anytime I need 2FA for Okta but I don’t have a lot of super important accounts to secure so I’m going back and forth in deciding whether the 100+ euro investment (to get two so that there’s a duplicate) would be worth it.
How do you use your YubiKey in your personal life and do you think it’s worth your use case ?
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What are the essential dos and don'ts of digital security for the average person?
Thanks to all of you who gave me guidance in the thread about password managers. It got me thinking I should expand the question to overall best practices regarding security, just in case I have...
Thanks to all of you who gave me guidance in the thread about password managers. It got me thinking I should expand the question to overall best practices regarding security, just in case I have any other important blind spots.
What are the essential do's and don'ts of digital security for the average person?
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Help me ditch Chrome's password manager!
I've been trying to reduce my reliance on all things Google, and one of the big ones is password management. I've tried several times to make the jump, but every time I start researching options...
I've been trying to reduce my reliance on all things Google, and one of the big ones is password management. I've tried several times to make the jump, but every time I start researching options I'm overwhelmed by the selection. There are a lot of popular options out there, and I really don't have the time/energy to endure a misstep. So without a clear idea of which manager will check all of my boxes, I end up bailing on the process and keep using chrome's built in option.
So to start, here's what I like about Chrome:
- Automatically offers to store passwords without extra clicks
- Autofills automatically where it can, and gives me an easy choice when it can't
- Works everywhere I need passwords. (basically everywhere I browse the internet since chrome works everywhere)
- Minimal overhead. This is hard to beat since Chrome just includes it, so I'm fine with a little extra setup if necessary.
I used to use keepass portable on a thumb drive (I want to say circa ~2009ish), but it became really inconvenient as my usage shifted more to mobile devices.
I see this as a first step to also reducing my reliance on Chrome so I can start to consider other browsers. Right now I feel locked in to Google's ecosystem, but I know I can break it up if I don't get too bogged down by choice. Much appreciate any help. :)
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Unknown tracker alert on Android
I just received an Unknown Tracker alert on my Pixel 7 running Android 14 beta 5 for an Apple air tag that was on my son in laws key chain as I had borrowed his car. I heard this was coming but...
I just received an Unknown Tracker alert on my Pixel 7 running Android 14 beta 5 for an Apple air tag that was on my son in laws key chain as I had borrowed his car.
I heard this was coming but didn't expect it so soon!
Quite impressed with both the information given and the general advice and steps to take offered.
The first notification was "Tracker Travelling With You: Unknown Apple air tag detected. The owner can see your location."
Touching "more info" then shows a map of where the tracker has been with me and the option to make the tracker play a sound to help locate it, with a note that the owner won't know you've done that.
Then more advice and options:
- If you feel unsafe, get help.
- Get and save tracker info
- Disable the tracker (with a how-to guide on battery removal)
And a ”need more help" link.
As I said, I had heard about this coming but was pleasantly surprised at how good it was and the general advice and help offered up.
Nice seeing things like this done right.
34 votes -
Seventeen-year-old in Tampa, Florida arrested and accused of "masterminding" the compromises of prominent Twitter accounts on July 15, charged with thirty felonies
34 votes -
How to block ads like a pro
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Kobold letters. Why HTML emails are a risk to your organization.
33 votes -
Leak of documents on spyware developed by vendor for Chinese government
33 votes -
The confessions of Marcus "MalwareTech" Hutchins, the hacker who stopped WannaCry and was arrested by the FBI in 2017
33 votes -
Firefox Private Relay - Generate unique, random, anonymous email addresses
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I'm the Google whistleblower. The medical data of millions of Americans is at risk
33 votes -
Russia to disconnect from the internet as part of a planned cyberwar test
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Password manager suggestions?
I'm going to college soon, and I'm in the process of straightening out my accounts and login information. What password managers would any of you recommend? I'm looking for something that can be...
I'm going to college soon, and I'm in the process of straightening out my accounts and login information. What password managers would any of you recommend? I'm looking for something that can be accessed on both desktop (PC) and mobile (Android).
Edit: I have set up KeePass and it looks like a great solution! Thanks for the help.
33 votes -
Amazon Ring cameras were used to spy on customers
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When you browse Instagram and find former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's passport number
32 votes -
WinRAR zero-day exploited since April to hack trading accounts
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Amazon shared Ring security camera and video doorbell footage with police without a warrant
31 votes -
Largest fuel pipeline in the United States hit by ransomware attack
31 votes -
YouTube now bans instructional hacking and phishing
31 votes