John Opdenakker

How to answer (shitty) security questions

5 years ago 3 min read account management Infosec Security osint

I saw this tweet from Paul Barton. And he is right. These are really terrible security questions. > These have to be some of the worst “security” questions I have ever seen! pic.

Improve your user account security with these simple tips

5 years ago 4 min read Security 2FA account management password Infosec data breach password manager

TL;DR: 1. Inventory your user accounts and remove unused ones 2. Change weak and reused passwords 3. Enable 2FA and make sure you configure backup options Once in a while you should

When discussions are a waste of time

5 years ago 4 min read

What might be a benign discussion on Twitter yesterday about password managers triggered me to write this post about a phenomenon that has bothered me for a long time already. So, in short,

Secure password management part 4 - Why password managers are not the best solution for everyone

6 years ago 6 min read password manager Security Infosec cybersecurity

Do you know how many user accounts you have? Because I use a password manager, I do. > Do you know all sites for which you registered an account? Could you please motivate

My personal retrospective

6 years ago 6 min read

I was reflecting a bit about the plans I made for 2019 [https://johnopdenakker.com/my-year-in-infosec/]. I think it's useful to evaluate the goals you've set every once in