Dan Muchnok

Changes to FTC Safeguards Rule

The Federal Trade Commission created the Safeguards Rule, which requires non-banking financial institutions, such as mortgage brokers, motor vehicle dealers, and payday lenders, to develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive security program to keep their customers’ information safe. The FTC updated the Rule in October 2021 to include more specific criteria for the safeguards that …

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Password Advice from a Professional Cracker

Jeremi Gosney is a professional password cracker. He is not a criminal who steals personal information, he is a “white-hat” hacker who is an expert at cracking passwords. Jeremi’s password cracking skills are in high demand for many reasons. For instance, an information security team may send him an encrypted copy of their password file …

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