Many aren't password protected or have contact information that is easily found.
Kindle electronic readers are easier to reunite with owners than iPads, airlines say, because they often aren't locked with password protection.
That's a recipe for disaster when their phone isn't protected by a password, he said.
In all, 36% of respondents said they don't have a phone password.
Jean said in a deposition she feared she would be fired if she didn't give up her password, a twist in the case that Mr. Maltby says could sway a jury against the company.
The next morning, the holder of that account e-mailed customer support to ask why the login and password weren't working.
It isn't wise to share credit-card or password information with freelance virtual assistants before building a trusting relationship, experts say.
When Bank of America ran a focus group, nearly all participants said that one security measure they weren't willing to put up with was another password.
Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) security expert Jesper Johansson says one of the prime directives of password picking--don't write it down--forces users to choose simple and insecure words, since that's all they can remember.
Customers typically choose a login and password so that their bank information can't be accessed if a phone is lost or stolen.
So trying to be a nice guy, I sent him e-mail explaining what had happened, that I hadn't done anything to his PC, and noting that he should password-protect his copy of pcANYWHERE.
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While we're on the topic of settings, you can set a maximum and minimum temperature, along with a four-digit password -- you know, so that the kiddies don't have too much fun using that click wheel to crank up the heat.
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"I didn't click on any kind of new link or something, so they must have known about the password, " she said, referring to the loss of her Facebook account.
For example, if someone from "IT support" calls you and asks for your password so they can help fix your problem, how do you know they haven't called everyone else in the building first until they found you who has really got a problem?
While it doesn't appear that member accounts were accessed, the attack displayed LinkedIn's tardiness in implementing the most advanced password-encryption systems.
Also, it doesn't hurt to check your account balance annually, by phoning an automated or recorded line or logging into a password-protected online account.
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