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Electronic Mail (E-Mail) first occurred in 1965 or 1971 depending on who you ask. According to guardian.com, “The very first version of what would become known as email was invented in 1965 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as part of the university's Compatible Time-Sharing System, which allowed users to share files and messages on a central disk, logging in from remote terminals.” In 1971, Ray Tomlinson was the first to use the “@” symbol to send messages to people rather than just a computer. According to guardian.com, “American computer programmer Tomlinson arguably...

Death to 'Fluffy': Please Stop With the Pet Name Passwords May 5, 2021 euroinfosec) • April 9, 2021     Loving your pet and creating tough-to-crack passwords should remain two distinctly separate activities. "Using your pet’s name as a password could make you an easy target for callous cybercriminals."  An independent survey conducted for the NCSC - which is the public-facing arm of intelligence agency GCHQ - found that many individuals appear to favor simple passwords that they can remember. Hence, respondents say they often base pa...