As a system administrator, or even as a classroom teacher, you probably have several cloud app accounts that hold students’ names, grades, assignments, and communications. How many of these accounts do you protect with a strong password? How many of your passwords give you control over the systems...
I don’t know if this is actually a good idea or not, but hear me out (and please comment below!):
Can a URL be used as a strong password?
This morning I was walking the dog, futzing with my phone, and trying to sign up for a new social network. The app a...
I was just discussing free screencasting tools with some fellow Instructional Designers, and realizing how many of the most commonly‐used apps like Screencast‐O‐Matic are based on Java technology. Java’s recent plague of security breaches has earned it the title of the biggest vulnerability fo...
Friends and colleagues have been expressing doubt about entrusting their data to “The Cloud”, especially in light of the recent high profile attacks on the CIA, the Senate, and Sony (among many others). As educators are increasingly adopting cloud‐based t...
In my last post, I recommended using a password manager like LastPass to help you create strong, unique passwords for all of the different sites you use. If you don’t like the idea of storing passwords in the cloud, the next best way is to create a...