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Toronto, 2011.04.19

It turns out that the "strong" password I've been using for my email accounts was weaker than the one I use for "everyday" websites.

Well, that's according to this evaluation tool. And if you can't trust a website called "Hammer of God" who can you trust?

I've since changed my password from something based on a keyboard walk to something from a song that will allegedly take nearly 17 years for the NSA to crack.

Who said that IT audits were nothing but a problem? I've learned something from every one I've participated in (and hey, I'm getting paid).

rand()m quote

Selfish leaders increase risk by placing themselves first. It's a fundamental mistake to assume that what is good for us personally is mutually exclusive to what is good for everyone. That kind of zero-sum game is for cowards, and in the end, we all pay the price for this type of latent, toxic leadership.

—Col. Eric G. Kail