Monthly Archives: April 2010

UIDAI gets New Logo and Name – AADHAAR

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Government of India’s Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) now has a brand name, called AADHAAR and also a new logo:

 

AADHAR-UIDAI

 

Started by GoI last year to given every Indian a unique ID, it has former Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani as its chairperson. The reasoning behind the name AADHAAR, is that it translates into ‘foundation’, or ‘support’. The word is present across most Indian languages and can therefore be used in branding and communication of the UIDAI program across the country.

How to keep passwords safe

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password safety, security

 

Don’t just store your passwords:

-On a notepad and change the extension or hide notepad!

-On a Sticky note

-On the Outlook’s post it note, even if you have password protected the PST file. They are still readable.

-Email them to your Yahoo, Gmail or other email ids

-On your Mobile phone notes / SMS, unless encrypted and password protected

-Post it note and hide below your desk!

Store your Passwords safe and Secure:– Use a tool like Keepass, Lastpass, These are free/paid open source utilities

-USB thumb drives with built-in software that has strong encryption levels (eg Lumension etc).

 

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