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DeadSwitch investigates open source tools not for visibility, but for survival.
No sponsorships. No affiliate codes. No fake enthusiasm.
He moves through the noise, testing what matters – what can be trusted, what can be hardened, what deserves a place in the ghost stack.
This time, it’s Passbolt.
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Passwords are like clothes—they need to be rotated and “washed” regularly. Small businesses forget about it, but the Daemon waits for those who neglect the basics.
Small businesses often believe their security is strong enough, yet they leave the most crucial layer—passwords—unprotected, festering like dirty laundry. Passwords are the keys to your kingdom, and like the clothes you wear, they need to be regularly rotated, cleaned, and replaced to stay effective.
Let me whisper the three tiers of Password Hygiene that small businesses can achieve with the help of free and open-source software. No cost. Just the willingness to listen and act.
In today’s digital age, the importance of strong passwords cannot be overstated. With cyber threats on the rise, safeguarding your online accounts with robust passwords is essential. This article delves into the best practices for creating strong passwords and explores how to use and store them securely using various consumer password managers.
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Passbolt is an open-source password manager designed for teams and organizations that prioritize security and privacy. It offers the following features:
Passbolt is trusted by a wide range of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, the defense industry, universities, and startups, and has received 4,000 stars on GitHub as a seal of approval for its reliable and secure password management. It is also available as a free and open-source solution, with an extensible API for developers.
Continue reading “Install Passbolt Self-Hosted With Podman”We all have secrets. Whether it’s our bank account details, our social media passwords, or our personal information, we don’t want anyone to access them without our permission. But how do we keep our secrets safe in the digital age, where hackers, phishing scams, and data breaches are frequent?
Hashicorp Vault is a popular tool for managing secrets and encryption in cloud environments. It allows us to store, access, and distribute sensitive data securely across different applications and platforms. In this blog post, I will show us how to install Hashicorp Vault on Debian 11 (Bullseye), the latest stable release of the Debian operating system.
Continue reading “How to install Hashicorp Vault on Debian”I’ve been using the Keepass password vault for years. I don’t remember when I started to keep my secrets in it, but it can be easily a decade ago. Though I always liked Keepass, and its features are strong, times have changed and I looked for something fresher and more elegant. My choice is KeepassXC. Read more to see why!
Continue reading “Password Manager upgrade: I switched to KeepassXC”In 2022 there is no excuse to do not use a reliable password manager. Period!
In the age of passwordless authentication, IoT, smart devices and high speed internet connection data breaches are more common than usual, mostly because of the insecure password usage. Remembering long and difficult passwords is really counter productive but luckily there is the solution: password managers! The era of post-its attached to the display with corporate or private secrets must be over. Even the corporate security starts with the individual level safety. Today’s cyber world demands strong and thorough security considerations even in our personal lives. We have bank account credentials, paid subscriptions and other stored card informations on different websites and mobile devices. So, do YOU use weak or shared passwords? Do you have any default passwords in your devices? Think about it a bit!
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