fixed this problem (finally). Clicked the gear and then 'Configure inbox.' Then I unchecked everything and that brought all of the emails back. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Paul Mooring wrote: > More importantly the code changes and is sent to your phone when you > request it (at log on). There's a lot of practical reasons why this is > orders of magnitude better than a static code which amounts to another > password. To understand why think about how most web services end up > getting compromised. > > - Most commonly a vulnerability is discovered in the web service (or > another web service where you used the same e-mail/password combo, so get a > password manager!). > - Given a database of users and password hashes, the attacker would > attempt to brute force or "guess" the password with automated software > - If the password is in plain text (not hashed) in the web services > database, it's already game over > - If he hashed password doesn't use a salt ( > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_%28cryptography%29), pre-computed > rainbow tables make getting the plain text password trivial > - Having discovered a username/password combo, the attacker would gain > access and generally try to use the same combination on other popular > services (gmail, facebook...) > > With that process in mind, you could easily use the same account > credentials on a much smaller and less secure service than gmail and have > that service become your attack vector. As you can imagine most people > have a whole lot of e-mail indicating nearly every online service they use, > and password re-use is rampant. That means once you have your gmail > account compromised a cascading waterfall of sorrow can follow. > > The take away from all this is, your important services should have unique > passwords *and* 2 factor auth. If you need your phone to get in to gmail, > amazon, $BANK, ebay... then so does the attacker meaning you have really > massive gains in terms of safety and piece-of-mind. > > > > On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 12:30 AM, Stephen Partington > wrote: > >> 2 factor authentication adds a whole second layer to your login. So you >> need a code plus password to authenticate from an untrusted location. If >> you look under security settings you can get more details. >> On Aug 2, 2014 12:26 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: >> >>> sorry for the delay.... I just got home from work. >>> I don't know what 2-factor auth is so I may have accidentally enabled >>> it. How do I check that? WHy do you so highly recommend it, Stephen? >>> >>> As for the priority inbox/social media thing.... my primaryinbox never >>> changed when google changed their page. My business email did change >>> though. It didn't affect me so I thought nothing of it >>> >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:55 PM, Eric Cope wrote: >>> >>>> did you enable 2-factor auth? >>>> >>>> Eric >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Michael Torres >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Are you using Chrome? or FireFox? >>>>> >>>>> Strange thing happened to me where i could not view any of my messages >>>>> in FireFox anymore, so I have to access my gmail account in Chrome. >>>>> >>>>> Mike >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Michael Havens >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> so it only happened to me then it seems. >>>>>> >>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:24 PM, Stephen Partington < >>>>>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> no idea >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Michael Havens >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> no. I only used web mail. I never could get pop to work. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Stephen Partington < >>>>>>>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> did you use a pop email client? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Michael Havens >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I opened it this morning and my inbox was empty. 4 years worth of >>>>>>>>>> stuff was just gone! >>>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you >>>>>>>>> from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Stephen >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you >>>>>>> from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Stephen >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > Paul Mooring > Operations Engineer > Chef > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >