White Hackers - How to sniff plain-text passwords in 13 steps
An instructional tutorial that shows how easy it is to sniff people’s passwords in plain-text form on virtually any wired network.

O’Reilly Radar - OpenID on the Upswing
I expect this upcoming year to be a big year for OpenID.

TechCrunch - Google Notebook: Use the Privacy Option
It looks like some people using Google Notebook are bookmarking sensitive personal information, including social security numbers and email passwords.

Mac Mojo - Choosing Passwords
Among the best security practices that everyone should adopt, choosing strong passwords is at the top of the list.

Slashdot - HTML Encoded Captchas
Encode the Captcha image into HTML so that the Captcha is no longer an image and therefore not a resource they can download and process. Someone says it’s a smart move, others think it’s amazingly stupid.

SecuriTeam Blogs - Firefox 2.0.0.1 - no fix to Password Manager flaw yet
This vulnerability is still open since mid November.

Apophenia - ephemeral profiles (cuz losing passwords is common amongst teens)
Forgot your email address? Create a new one. Forgot your login? Time for a change. Teens are not dreaming of portability.