How to Make a Password Strength Meter

Password strength meters are becoming more and more popular amongst web services. Google uses one when creating a Google account. One can argue how useful these meters really are, but non-the-less they are fairly cool for users. So how does one go about making one of these meters? Well it's fairly straight forward.

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Myspace closes GIANT SECURITY hole - Months too late

Myspace closes a GIANT SECURITY hole that has allowed anyone to view private Myspace profile comments and photos for MONTHS!
This is a followup to the story that was dugg yesterday about the security hole that has been in use since April but ignored by Myspace until made public on DIGG.COM - the DIGG effect!

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How-To access your PC from school or work with a thumb drive

A how-to that shows how to use a remote access program called UltraVNC and a USB thumb drive to bypass school and work PC restrictions. Also includes a pre-made portable app. setup for your thumb drive.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday [February 2006]

Microsoft is planning to release 7 new security bulletins on Valentine's Day. These include critical updates to Windows and Media Player, and important updates for Microsoft Office.

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Patch Tuesday [November 2005]

As part of it's monthly Patch Tuesday next week, Microsoft says it will fix a critical flaw affecting Windows, along with two non-security related updates on Windows Update and a third available through Microsoft Update. The company offered no other details on the upcoming patches.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday [October 2005]

After releasing NO patches last month, Microsoft is going to release nine updates this month; one of them having a "critical" rating.

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Windows Patch Tuesday [September 2005]

No security patches this Tuesday!
Microsoft has pulled the single security update it had originally planned to release on Tuesday (September 13). So September will see no security patches released at all.

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Windows Update Tuesday (August 2005)

It's almost the second Tuesday of the month, and you know what that means: Updates for Windows XP!

Microsoft has warn that they will be releasing six security updates all affecting Windows operating system and some of them will be critical requiring the users to restart their systems.

On Tuesday, Microsoft will also release an updated version of its Malicious Software Removal Tool, and a non-security update for Windows.

The company did not release any details on the specific nature of the patches. They are detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. It also noted that while the software removal tool update will be available on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update and Download Center, it will not be distributed using Software Update Services.

Last month, saw just three patches on Patch Tuesday.

--stellarbay.com

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