October 12, 2026
7:00 p.m. ET
Online Security Secrets
Are Your Passwords Really Complex? Why they don’t need to be – and other stories. By now, we are all aware of the online threats – phishing, smishing, malware & viruses, identity theft, fake websites, tech support scams, phony shopping sites – the list goes on and on. It is widely recognized that strong passwords are an important method of protection. But do you know what makes passwords strong? It isn’t necessarily caps, numbers, or special characters, though they also play a part. This presentation reveals the real story of strong passwords and beyond.
JB Burke, President, Prescott Computer Society
JB grew up in Chicago and graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1963. He moved to Silicon Valley in 1968 and worked for IBM and others in the Tech industry for a total of 40 years. He moved to Prescott Arizona with his wife of, now, 61 years, Nita, in 2004. He’s President of the Prescott Computer is a member of Tech Committee of the Yavapai College OLLI program and teaches occasional OLLI classes. Otherwise, he’s retired!
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