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The new Adobe AIR damages the Passpack Desktop’s Local Storage

Your attention, please.

The new Adobe AIR, on some Operating Systems, resets the Encrypted Local Storage where the local Passpack Desktop data are stored. So, please, before upgrading to the new Adobe AIR, do a backup of your local data from “tools > backup” so that, if the data will be lost after the upgrading, you can restore it.

If your data is lost, the only way to recover it is to restore the status of your operating system to a restore point before the upgrade to the last Adobe AIR. Some users were able to recover all the data this way. After recovering the data, please, backup the entries before upgrade again and restore the entries after restarting the account.

Leading Up To Passpack 7

Yes, I know, we changed the numbering. When we first came out of beta, we thought, “hey let’s call this 1.0.” But after some thought and two tweets, we’ve changed our minds. The next release will be Passpack 7. Let’s take a trip down memory lane with a look at the release history. Quick links: [...]

This Week In Privacy: Feb 14, 2009

Daily Times Favourite Passwords: 1234 and password Passwords that show no imagination or distinctiveness are easy prey for information pirates, a new US study says. So don’t fall prey by making 1234 or password the gateway to your personal info. guardian.co.uk Obama Orders Review of Cyber Security Barack Obama has ordered a review of America’s [...]

3 Ways We’re Riding Out the Recession

A recession is the best due diligence. The good investments are the companies still standing once its over. (overheard at ETRE – more insights here) Some of you have asked me on twitter and facebook how things are going at Passpack. I know, the underlying question there is really “Will you guys still be standing?” [...]

This Week In Privacy: Feb 7, 2009

fredericksburg.com Man Blames Bank Security For $328,540 in Online Theft “Somehow, someone was able to get the pass code to my account”. Unfortunately this is an all too common phrase but this time, it cost someone over $300,000! Daily Tech New Study Reveals Human Error Is Greatest Security Flaw So it seems numbers are going [...]

Passpack Quick Search: Update

We’ve just made a number of performance enhancements to Passpack. Most are on the back-end so your account will appear as usual. One exception is the quick search in your Password tab. Previously the quick search would look up entries as you type. While quite fast for smaller accounts, it becomes sluggish on larger lists [...]

This Week In Privacy: Jan 31, 2009

theage.com.au Suffering Password Fatigue Remembering things like password and PINs gets tiring and sometimes impossible. Here is a look at password fatigue and how to fight it. Weiner Zeitung You Think You Are Protected? – Better Think Twice! Take a look at the findings of the NCSA and McAfee online security research. Are people really [...]

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