John Opdenakker

Here's how you can become member of my website.

3 years ago 1 min read

My blog runs on Ghost. For some time it has a members feature. Last week I decided to enable it on my website. The reason? To offer interested people a way to get

What is password cracking and why should I care?

3 years ago 3 min read cybersecurity password Infosec Security

This article is intended for non-tech people to understand what password cracking is and how it can put you at risk. If you think it's useful share it with your less tech savvy friends.

About eggs and baskets - password managers

3 years ago 3 min read Infosec password manager Security cybersecurity

This tweet from Rachel Tobac, a renowned social engineer, inspired me to write a short blog post. > I also talked about the concept of password manager salting with @dashlane [https://twitter.com/

A look back at 2020

3 years ago 4 min read

Last year, I set myself some goals for 2020 [https://johnopdenakker.com/looking-back-on-2019] but I failed at most of them. Without going into the details, I struggled a lot this year. Nevertheless I

The most secure passwords are the ones you can't remember

3 years ago 2 min read Infosec cybersecurity password password manager

This was exactly what I tweeted earlier today. And I got some interesting reactions which made me decide to do a short write-up. > The most secure passwords are the ones you can’