Security tip: Before being interviewed on TV, wipe passwords off whiteboard

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The following screenshot is from a broadcast on TVP (Polish television).

Spot anything interesting?

No?

Let's take a closer look..

If you haven't already guessed, Haslo is the Polish for "Password".

As we have explained before, if a TV crew is visting your office it may be sensible to remove any passwords which could appear in the background.

In fact, maybe it makes sense not to have these passwords on show regardless of whether someone is pointing a video camera around the place or not.

Just saying..

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Hat-tip: @mikko.

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Security tip: When being interviewed on TV, make sure passwords aren't written behind you

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What's wrong with this picture?

It's just a photo of a man being interviewed on ESPN about baseball. Harmless, right?

Let's take a closer look.

Whoops.

Okay, so I'm guessing that the interview was done in a press room, and that the passwords are on the wall for the convenience of journalists who wish to file copy and post updates online - but it still seems a little sloppy to have WiFi passwords so blatantly visible in the background during a TV interview!

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Hat-tip: @ryannaraine via @KimZetter

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