Thursday, October 18, 2012

Do not allow your browser to store passwords for you

The fact that browsers and mobile devices store user names and passwords may be convenient for you, but they drive corporate and internet security people nuts.
Stored passwords allow anyone who can access your machine to log in to your web accounts as you. In addition, there are numerous utilities that can expose that hidden information and actually reveal the password. If you've reused that password for other logins, many systems or web sites could be compromised.
When prompted by any service, device or browser if you would like it to save your password select 'no' and the option to never ask you again.


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