Thursday, November 17, 2011

25 Worst Passwords of 2011

Pro tip: choosing “password” as your online password is not a good idea. In fact, unless you’re hoping to be an easy target for hackers, it’s the worst password you can possibly choose.

“Password” ranks first on password management application provider SplashData’s annual list of worst internet passwords, which are ordered by how common they are. (“Passw0rd,” with a numeral zero, isn’t much smarter, ranking 18th on the list.)

The list is somewhat predictable: Sequences of adjacent numbers or letters on the keyboard, such as “qwerty” and “123456,” and popular names, such as “ashley” and “michael,” all are common choices. Other common choices, such as “monkey” and “shadow,” are harder to explain.

As some websites have begun to require passwords to include both numbers and letters, it makes sense varied choices, such as “abc123″ and “trustno1,” are popular choices.

SplashData created the rankings based on millions of stolen passwords posted online by hackers. Here is the complete list:

1. password
2. 123456
3.12345678
4. qwerty
5. abc123
6. monkey
7. 1234567
8. letmein
9. trustno1
10. dragon
11. baseball
12. 111111
13. iloveyou
14. master
15. sunshine
16. ashley
17. bailey
18. passw0rd
19. shadow
20. 123123
21. 654321
22. superman
23. qazwsx
24. michael
25. football

SplashData CEO Morgan Slain urges businesses and consumers using any password on the list to change them immediately.

“Hackers can easily break into many accounts just by repeatedly trying common passwords,” Slain says. “Even though people are encouraged to select secure, strong passwords, many people continue to choose weak, easy-to-guess ones, placing themselves at risk from fraud and identity theft.”

The company provided some tips for choosing secure passwords in a statement:

1. Vary different types of characters in your passwords; include numbers, letters and special characters when possible.
2. Choose passwords of eight characters or more. Separate short words with spaces or underscores.
3. Don’t use the same password and username combination for multiple websites. Use an online password manager to keep track of your different accounts.

United Colors of Controversy!


Italian clothing giant United Colors of Benetton, popularly known as UCB has always grabbed eyeballs for its controversial advertising campaigns. What’s rather interesting about each one of them is the fact that they’ve somehow always managed to convey a social message with each campaign, usually that of unity in diversity.
Here’s a look at some of the most memorable ones:
 

This ad, showcasing a priest and nun sharing a kiss created quite a flutter, as it was indicative of a possible clash between religion and desire.
 
The famous ‘Handcuffs’ ad was created with a motive of creating awareness about the fact that humanity had nothing to do with skin colour.
 
One of the most touching ads from the house of Benetton, this one showcases three hearts , reflecting the fact that skin color can’t differentiate people, especially their hearts.
 

This ad coincided with the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic games to draw public attention to the dangers that AIDS poses.
 

This one talked about the basic idea of love transcending the boundaries of colour.

Benetton's most controversial ads

Will a picture of the Pope kissing Ahmed el-Tayeb, Sheikh of the al-Azhar mosque, encourage fashion savvy shoppers to ditch Uniqlo and buy their brightly coloured jumpers from Benetton instead? Probably not. But it does remind the public that the Italian brand has quite a history of provocative campaigns.
A Benetton clothing store window covered by posters as part of the launch of a publicity campaign with photo montages showing Pope Benedict XVI kissing Egypt's Ahmed el-Tayeb, imam of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, and Barack Obama with his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, 2011
Benetton adverts: Benetton Advertising Campaign
An HIV Positive advertising campaign in Paris, 1993: Benetton's Aids campaign also included a picture of David Kirby, an HIV Positive patient, as he lay dying in hospital. Kirby's parents said: 'We don’t feel we’ve been used by Benetton, but rather the reverse: David is speaking much louder now that he’s dead, than he did when he was alive''
Benetton adverts: Food for Work: 2003
A Food for Work advert, 2003: Benetton says of the campaign: 'It highlighted the problem of hunger, which is still the greatest humanitarian emergency around the world even though it has, to all intents and purposes, been forgotten by the media and the general public

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Hollywood Actresses Megan Fox and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Hot Photos



Megan Denise Fox  is an American actress and model. She began her acting career in 2001 with several minor television and film roles, and played a regular role on Hope & Faith. In 2004, she launched her film career with a role in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. In 2007, she was cast as Mikaela Banes, the love interest of Shia LaBeouf's character, in the blockbuster film Transformers, which became her breakout role. Fox reprised her role in the 2009 sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Later in 2009, she starred as the titular lead character in the film Jennifer's Body.




Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has modelled for American lingerie and beauty products brand Victoria's Secret. The model made her Victoria's Secret debut at the brand's 2006 show in Los Angeles



Sunday, November 6, 2011

Kate Winslet Hot Photo Shoot for Fotogramas Spain November 2011

British actress Kate Winslet photographed by James White for the Fotogramas Magazine Spain for the November 2011 issue

Kate Winslet Harper's Bazaar UK November 6

Kate Winslet Marie Claire France November 5