Category Archives: Security

Password Puffery – Do Any Of These Look Familiar?

Posted on November 19, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

According to a recent study release by SplashData, an American password management data application, the 25 ‘worst’ internet passwords you can choose to use are: password 123456 12345678 qwerty abc123 monkey 1234567 letmein trustno1 dragon baseball 111111 iloveyou master sunshine ashley … Continue reading →

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Which Country Asks For Data On Google Users The Most?

Posted on July 15, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

In the second half of 2010 Google received 14,201 user data requests and it complied with 76% of these. Such requests normally relate to criminal investigations. This was nearly a 6% increase on similar requests for the first half of … Continue reading →

Posted in Search, Security, Web | Tagged 2011, Brazil, Court order, google, India, Picasa, privacy, Roger Smith, singapore, thedigitalconsultant, United States, user data, YouTube | 1 Comment

Social Media and Cyber Warfare

Posted on July 5, 2011 by thedigitalconsultant

Security threats have been on the rise ever since the death of Osama bin Laden. These threats vary from spam attacks to very serious politically motivated, foreign nation attacks. According to Charles Dodd, a government consultant for cyber defense, social … Continue reading →