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Privacy & Password Managers: A Reality Check

Before we begin, let me preface this by saying... I actually quite like Steve Gibson. For all his faults, he often raises very salient points on a variety of topics, typically surrounding security products & services. During the latest "Security Now / TWiT" episode on 20/10/2015, Steve & Leo Laporte featured a piece of 1Password news regarding Dale Myer's "1Password leaks your data" article. It's a little over 10 minutes long... It's no secret that Steve's a huge fan of LastPass and fo

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Roboform Security Revisited: Lies, Deception & Misnomers.

You may recall, I recently published an article entitled "How secure is Roboform: The 5 Minute Challenge". Well, 6 months have passed and although there's been no official public response from Siber Systems, they have made a number of comments to journalists and customers by email/Facebook and support tickets; during which I've been labelled as "misinformed", "unpleasant" and "sarcastic". There were no bugs in the first place. Roboform on Facebook Hmm. They edited the post.

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Password Managers: Facts, Fallacies & FUD

Ah, passwords. The thought of choosing, remembering and inevitably resetting them is enough to make your blood boil. As a fundamental part of our digital lives and despite several reports claiming they're dead, our dependence on them shows little sign of slowing. A password manager is a great way to virtually eliminate the stress & hassle associated with passwords; itself sufficient reason to give them a whirl. Pick a good one though, and you'll almost certainly be safer too. What do t

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Kickstarter Password Managers: The good, the iffy and the dangerous.

Over the last few months, Kickstarter has been awash with password managers. Unless you're willing to invest and use a ridiculously tiny comments box, it's impossible to comment or ask further questions so others can see their response. Rather than clutter the comments area, this article will provide a very high-level overview of each product; a summary of why you should/shouldn't use them. Don't forget to bookmark it, as it's likely to be updated frequently. Kickstarter: https://www.ki

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How secure is #Roboform? The 5 minute challenge.

TL;DR - Your master password is sent to Siber Systems and the mobile applications are insecure. Described by its creators, Siber Systems, as "completely secure using military grade encryption", Roboform has been knocking about since 1999. Now, I have a rule when testing password managers.  If the vendor describes it as "military grade" or "completely secure", I'll set aside 5 minutes to demonstrate why that's never, ever true. Solid security is a mixture of security & usability; a balancin