On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 4:40 PM, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:44 AM, Casper Bang <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I should specify; "limiting the damage" means, among other things, not to >> allow one compromised account to escalate by i.e. using unique passwords >> (or password layers), unique email addresses (or aliases), two-factor auth >> etc. > > > This is another aspect of security that very few people realize: using > different passwords on different sites don't make you as safe as you think. > > Your single point of failure is your email account, period. Once a hacker > gets access to your email, they can reset pretty much every single other > account that you own, regardless of how many different passwords you use > for those. > If you're using gmail, you should enable two-factor auth, in order to help prevent this. http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=180744 It's a significant step towards securing your account. -Dom -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
