John Opdenakker

What is password cracking and why should I care?

a year 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

a year 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. Here’s even more

A look back at 2020

2 years ago 4 min read

Last year, I set myself some goals for 2020 but I failed at most of them. Without going into the details, I struggled a lot this year. Nevertheless I want to write this

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

2 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’t

Security myths and misconceptions - Writing down passwords is bad

2 years ago 2 min read Infosec password Security cybersecurity

This is the first of a series of short posts to debunk security myths and misconceptions. In today's blog i'm going to explain why writing down passwords is not bad. Had me interested