tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post8183475066066233583..comments2024-01-16T05:48:33.523-05:00Comments on Errata Security: Password Cracking vs. Core2/Athlon64David Maynorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09921229607193067441noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-52212941072771777662007-11-05T10:15:00.000-05:002007-11-05T10:15:00.000-05:00Is your envisioned attack scenario that of someone...Is your envisioned attack scenario that of someone getting hold of a machine and attacking the password store?UncleKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705626708735882221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-85995395658989814232007-10-24T20:01:00.000-04:002007-10-24T20:01:00.000-04:00At some point doesn't it make more sense to focus ...At some point doesn't it make more sense to focus on updating common systems to use something like <A HREF="http://www.usenix.org/events/usenix99/provos/provos_html/index.html" REL="nofollow">bcrypt</A>? I suspect that everyone will hear that they should use "AHS1() because it's really hacker-proof" and we'll be in the same situation after a few cycles of Moore's Law.Chris Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515146557026887053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-86745666048775075312007-10-24T12:27:00.000-04:002007-10-24T12:27:00.000-04:00Yes I find that running a personal firewall does h...Yes I find that running a <A HREF="http://www.eeye.com/html/consumer/products/blink/index.html" REL="nofollow">personal firewall</A> does help to keep threats off of my computer but there’s a lot more to antivirus internet security than just a firewall. As we all know a good firewall keeps something things out and can help protect against some viruses and data theft but many common spyware and malware attacks often find their way through. <BR/><BR/>The trick today when dealing with <B>pc security</B> is to find one comprehensive program that does it all. You need shouldn’t have to purchase Identity Theft Software in addition to other endpoint security programs, this type of thing should be included in one package. So my advice to you is to spend some time looking around the internet for good a program that will provide you with complete desktop security because a firewall alone just isn’t going to cut it.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808046374934603869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37798047.post-80228311069318062522007-10-24T11:31:00.000-04:002007-10-24T11:31:00.000-04:00Funny that you mention cracking pwd's ATM. The us...Funny that you mention cracking pwd's ATM. The user of the GPU seems a good option too:<BR/><BR/>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/24/elcomsoft_uses_geforce8_for_password_crack/mokum von Amsterdamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801346660588264367noreply@blogger.com