Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009
Never Use Your Name As a Password
Choosing a strong password is a challenge for many of us. Who out there hasn't used (or thought about using) password or 1234 at one point in their life? A staffer working for the state of Nevada proved abysmally bad at selecting a user name and password two years ago when step-by-step instructions were accidentally posted on the state's official website giving instructions on how aides should send out the governor's weekly e-mail updates. In the instructions, the Outlook user name was given as governor and the password as kennyc. The former governor's name? Kenny C. Guinn.