The other third is mostly locked up, requiring payment or passwords to view it.
According to the report, Miami-Dade's online ballot request system had "very low" security, with no user-specific logins or passwords.
Having additional logins also leads to additional burdens (and costs) on the helpdesk regarding lost or forgotten passwords.
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Things like missing bookmarks or saved passwords (try logging into your bank account without them) forced me to work harder at things that were usually just a button press away.
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It joins other account-recovery features such as the ubiquitous "forgot my password" and security questions, as well as less conventional methods, like identifying friends' faces in pictures or recovering passwords via text message.
It fully prevents anyone from seeing sensitive information such as passwords or tracking browsing activity.
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Bloomberg journalists didn't have access to customers' passwords or other secured information, a person familiar with the matter said.
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By corrupting DNS servers, hackers could invisibly redirect users to look-alike sites designed to steal banking passwords or other sensitive information.
Most common are so-called phishing attacks, attempts to trick users into divulging their personal details such as passwords or payment information.
The file did not contain passwords or other information that could be used to re-set a password or confirm an identity, it said.
As ever, this would be a relatively minor problem if nobody ever doubled up passwords or used the same security questions across multiple accounts.
Therefore, the solution will enable to protect the personal contents by combining with personal authentication such as the use of passwords or an IC card.
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The group said they've gotten multiple reports of people either being asked for their passwords or required to "friend" managers when they were applying for jobs.
Other amendments made this week include informing company directors if their staff are asked to hand over the passwords or encryption keys used to protect e-mail.
The next honorable thing, and probably the toughest will be to explain if he gave up his passwords or access to his computer to this lady.
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With this distinctive feature, an authorized user can unlock the smartphone simply by speaking a passphrase, without the need to use PINs, passwords or finger swipe patterns.
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But if your phone is more likely to pose a security threat, then we can impose tighter controls on network access such as longer passwords or shorter reauthentication times.
According to the hacker group, known as Goatse Security, a flaw in the Safari browser would allow cybercriminals to hijack iPads and use them for sending spam, stealing passwords or other mischief.
Bruce Schneier, a security guru, says that biometrics are unsuitable for use as keys because, unlike passwords or digital signatures, they are not secret, and cannot be changed, destroyed or declared invalid.
On July 8, tech heavyweights including Microsoft, Cisco Systems and Sun Microsystems teamed up to fix a fundamental flaw in the Internet, one that could allow any Web user to be invisibly redirected to fraudulent sites designed to steal banking passwords or install malicious software on users' PCs.
The software can import the passwords you've already stored through your browser's Autofill tool or it can generate replacement passwords that are difficult for hackers to crack.
Players had to map out their progress in virtual worlds on sheets of graph paper, or write down lengthy passwords to save games.
On top of never having to remember a password again, Pico users would be theoretically immune from phishing attacks, choosing weak passwords, or even having their password stolen by an over-the-shoulder snoop.
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He would not have succeeded if the bank had required its employees to ask for identification when they were asked their passwords, or if they had required their employees to hang up and phone back.
For instance, that link in an e-mail from a trusted friend could really disguise a malicious file or "bot" intended to steal your passwords, log all your keystrokes or ultimately put your bank accounts, personal details and other private information in the hands of cyber criminals or foreign governments.
In truth, a lot of people do, there is a limitation on the number of passwords people can or will remember.
They have not grown up with smart phones, usernames, passwords, email, or even computers.
But doctors said there was a risk that passwords would get shared or staff would inadvertently get access to patients' details.
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Some advised coming up with complex passwords and writing them down or some method based on that.
Hence the single sign-on approach, in which either the user's computer or the Web site "remembers" passwords.
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