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tIONTamINariciA··on Horcrux: A Password Manager for Paranoids
Overly focusing on one attack vector still leaves you vulnerable to many others. System designers need to consider risk:reward and effort:reward for users.

The paper offers an interesting but extreme extension into one aspect of security that users control. That is great to offer an extreme solution for the paranoid. If implemented well, even the less paranoid could use it.

Sadly this solution still offers less security than systems integrated into SSO/OAuth and 2FA.

tIONTamINariciA··on Horcrux: A Password Manager for Paranoids
It's fun that the authors readily admit that the idea is for paranoid people.

https://xkcd.com/538/

tIONTamINariciA··on Boost – Your personal advisor and career coach
In the "Communicate Better" section, did the imaginary employee really attach business confidential information in a Boost topic?

i.e. "I've attached a PowerPoint full of sensitive information that I'd love you to read and profide feedback. Soon afterwards I'll be needing job search advice since my employer will fire me for having such terrible judgement."

Sounds like a terrible idea and a poor example of how to use the service. Do they really want to advertise Boost as a service which will provide unapproved consultancy of confidential info?