CNN - What to do with passwords once you create them
CNN reports: "Password management isn't sexy but it's a problem that touches everyone who touches a computer. Not only are people forced to create new passwords at a dizzying level as they join social networks, do e-commerce and deal with frequently expiring passwords at work, but there are new and novel password theft methods all the time."

Comment: Missionaries operating in unfriendly countries would do well to secure their computers with the methods mentioned in this report from CNN.

ars - EFF announces Web encryption add-on for Firefox
ars technica reports: "Although many Web sites support SSL, it isn't always used by default, which means that users are sometimes exposed to the risk of snooping and data interception by unauthorized third parties. The add-on aims to mitigate that risk by directing users to HTTPS URLs whenever it is possible."