ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoGoogle Says Sorry After Passwords Vanish For 15 Million Windows Users.www.forbes.comexternal-linkmessage-square186fedilinkarrow-up1596arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squarePlexSheep@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 months agoIt’s a primitive password manager, primitive because unencrypted and not integrated into your devices, but far better than not having a password manager.
minus-squareviking@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·4 months agoAssuming the laptop is running bitlocker (often on by default), has a user password, and is offline, that’s pretty decent.
minus-squareMenacingPerson@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 months agoNotebook refers to a paper notebook. Not a laptop.
minus-squareMenacingPerson@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoAnd in which world is bitlocker on by default? Nope.
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-24 months agoA world where we all go insane from explaining “we can’t just ‘hack’ your bitlocker key” over and over to every older relative we have…
minus-squareEmerald@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoThis one https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-24h2-will-enable-bitlocker-encryption-for-everyone-happens-on-both-clean-installs-and-reinstalls
It’s a primitive password manager, primitive because unencrypted and not integrated into your devices, but far better than not having a password manager.
Assuming the laptop is running bitlocker (often on by default), has a user password, and is offline, that’s pretty decent.
Notebook refers to a paper notebook. Not a laptop.
And in which world is bitlocker on by default? Nope.
A world where we all go insane from explaining “we can’t just ‘hack’ your bitlocker key” over and over to every older relative we have…
This one
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11-24h2-will-enable-bitlocker-encryption-for-everyone-happens-on-both-clean-installs-and-reinstalls