I tried to play the game Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut yesterday. This game originally came out on the Xbox 360 in 2010. It was recently re-released on PS3 as well as ported to the PC. For years this game has been heralded as an open-world survival horror homage to Twin Peaks: the story involves a quirky FBI agent investigating a strange murder in Washington state. The original version of the game also involved the detective interacting with two dwarves in a red room; maybe homage is an understatement.
My List of Bad New Years Resolutions
2015 - The Year of Less Secure Passwords?
I'm kind of confused here - I tried to log in to my Ally account to pay my car payment and was informed that their passwords don't accept symbols and that I need to reset my password.
This was a surprise; I can't find any sort of email or other notification about this change. And it was sort of a hassle because I don't keep my VIN or account number handy.
But more importantly, doesn't removing symbols and non-alphanumeric characters from passwords make them easier to guess and therefore less secure? Why would a financial institution change their password policy in this way?