a semi-permanent psa on passwords

Passwords should never expire: https://www.sans.org/security-awareness-training/blog/time-password-expiration-die Passwords should not be changed often: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/08/frequent_passwo.html Password “complexity” is – mostly – a joke: https://www.xkcd.com/936 You have been breached: https://blog.augustschell.com/passwords-passphrases-complexity-length-crackability-memorability-data-breaches Passphrases are better than passwords – and https://password.ga will generate them for you (it will also generate random passwords that pass complexity requirements) Use a password manager of some …
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cloud computing bible by barrie sosinsky

The first comment I have about {{Barrie Sosinsky}}’s book, {{Cloud Computing Bible}} is that it’s the first one I’ve read that doesn’t appear to have any sucky parts. This is a plus. {{Hybrid Cloud for Dummies}} was pretty much a waste of time. {{Deploying OpenStack}} was even worse. {{Sosinsky}}’s work, though, is not only less …
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