http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/all and http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/mat-honan-data-recovery/all
Not primarily password related, but it illustrates that teh intarwebs isn't a friendly place, and that security can't be shucked off. On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> wrote: > Introduce him to something like Lastpass... > > And also point to him all the news articles for breaches, including the > latest one for LinkedIn (he's on it, right?). > > > On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:45 PM, Stefan Jafs <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I told him the other day that I have about 15 - 20 different passwords >> that I remember on a daily bases, he did not think that was possible, I >> think it's very important not to have the same login and password for >> everything, actually a sales guy just had his Linkedin, Yahoo accounts >> compromised and also his Aeroplan miles stolen. >> So I'm working on the President to add a few more variations on his >> password, we'll see. Anyhow for the rest of the company, I'm starting to >> enforce complex passwords. >> >> Stefan >> >> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 1:26 PM, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Because no doubt he's the most careful employee when it comes to password >>> security :-) >>> John W. Cook >>> Network Operations Manager >>> Partnership for Strong Families >>> >>> From: Stefan Jafs [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 01:16 PM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Password policy question >>> >>> Thanks Jonathan, just needed to confirm, the President does not want to >>> change his password, so I'll leave his as never expire. >>> >>> Stefan >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> That's correct, Never expire takes precedence. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Stefan Jafs <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Windows 2003 AD, if i turn on “Maximum password age� in GP but a user >>>>> have "Password never expire" set in Active Directory Users and Computers I >>>>> assume that it will not affect that user, am I correct it that assumption? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Stefan Jafs >>>>> >>>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>>> >>>>> --- >>>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>>> or send an email to [email protected] >>>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>>> >>>> >>>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>>> >>>> --- >>>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>>> or send an email to [email protected] >>>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Stefan Jafs >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >>> --- >>> To manage subscriptions click here: >>> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >>> or send an email to [email protected] >>> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ >>> >>> CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or >>> attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to >>> which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), >>> confidential and/or privileged material. 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