Due to recent events with some "so-called hackers", I've decided to give you guys a very small lecture on security.
First of all, I've enabled the vBulletin options that forces users to change their passwords every X days. For Registered users and SRL Members (and above), this has been set to 50 days, for now. (It has been set to a relatively low value to force you to change your current password.)
I noted that recent events caused quite a drama. Usually, "being hacked" is purely the users fault, but to guide you guys in security I enabled this password expiration option, which will force you to set a new password!
You should use different passwords for each site, and make sure they can't be linked to you in any way. EG: Your favorite toy, your last name, your best friends' name, etc. These are all very weak passwords.
The only reason you may be "hacked" is because you are using an extremely weak pass, or use the same password on multiple websites/forums.
Follow this advice and you should generally be safe. I strongly advise every user to use different passwords on each site. I'm sure they've heard of "hacker" stories before. People's bank account being hacked because they use extremely weak passwords, etc.
I would like to assure you that - as far as I am concerned - the SRL Forums are safe and secure. vBulletin is very secure, and quality software.
~Wizz
PS:
If more comes to my mind, I will edit my post and add more. Make sure you check this thread again in a few days.![]()








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