Tuesday 26 July 2011

Microsoft asks Hotmail users to police for hijacked accounts

"My friend's been hacked!" is a new drop down item on Hotmail.

Hotmail is rolling out security features to disallow vulnerable passwords and cut back on hijacked email accounts. Problem is, a software architect analyzed why and how people choose weak passwords, showing the only safe password is one you can't remember.

Source:
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/problem-weak-passwords-and-hijacked-hotmail-m

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