FBI Gives Five Tips For Safe Surfing

October, both in Europe and in the United States dedicated to safe internet and as part of this initiative, the FBI gave five security tips. Through the National Cyber ​​Security Awareness Month attempt by the US authorities to raise awareness of users.

This is to protect the country against cyber incidents and responding appropriately to enable them could occur. The FBI says that it invests a lot in tracking down cyber criminals and protect networks, but that cyber security is a task for everyone. "Every American who used home or office digital technologies must play a role in cyber security," according to the investigation department. To help people on their way, the FBI five tips compiled:

1. Set strong passwords and don’t share them with anyone.
2. Keep a clean machine—your operating system, browser, and other critical software are optimized by installing regular updates.
3. Maintain an open dialogue with your family, friends, and community about Internet safety.
4. Limit the amount of personal information you post online and use privacy settings to avoid sharing information widely.
5. Be cautious about what you receive or read online—if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Android User Chooses Predictable Lock Pattern

Android users who have secured their device with a screen lock often opt for predictable patterns, according to a survey of 3400 users by researcher Marte Loge. In early August she presented her research at the bsides 2015 conference in Las Vegas (video).

The examination of Loge shows that the most commonly used pattern consists of four dots. The average number of spots was five, so that there are fewer than 9,000 combinations. It also appears that people usually start at the top left. 77% of the dot patterns begins in one of the four corners and the patterns usually run from left to right and from top to bottom. It also appears that people often choose patterns in the form of a letter, such as their initials.

According Loge people choose dot patterns in the same way as passwords, which complex patterns are difficult to remember, like complex passwords. And like a weak password is easy to guess a weak lock pattern. "Full disk encryption will not save you if your pattern of the L loser is", warns the researcher.

Yahoo Unveils Own Login Without Password

Yahoo has unveiled a new service allowing users without their password on their account login. Instead of getting the own Yahoo password to remember, users of the new "on-demand" service sent an SMS with a short password, which must be completed.

To use the service, users must first log in using their own password and then register their phone. If the service is enabled, the user gets the next time he wants to login to see no password field, but a button that the password code of four characters is sent to his unit.

"This is the first step in eliminating passwords", said Yahoo CEO Dylan Casey while Southwest festival in Texas know. The process resembles that of two-factor authentication, only without the first factor, the password of the user. The new service is now available for US users, according to Yahoo . When it appears for other users is unknown.