Are the bad guys winning though? Are they really? On Jun 8, 2012 9:43 PM, "Hal Murray" <hmur...@megapathdsl.net> wrote:
> > >> Does your bank request/require that you change the PIN > >> on your ATM card every few months? > > > ATM cards are not passwords, they are a coarse form of two-factor > > authentication - You have the card, you have the PIN. > > > You have to possess both in order to transact - at least in in theory. > > > Compare that with the secrecy surrounding the CVV - the "last three > digits > > on the number on the back of the card" which you are "not meant to tell > > anyone" and which _will_ be different if your card is lost/stolen and > > reissued. > > If I'm not supposed to not "tell anyone", why is it even printed where I > can > read it? > > ---- > > [Context is only having so-many brain cycles to memorize passwords.] > > > It's harder as we get old. Use technology to aid with the heavy > lifting. :-) > > Right. But the meta problem is figuring out which technology to trust. > > Phishing is the tip of the iceberg on social engineering. So far, the bad > guys are winning. > > > > > > -- > These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > >
