Jason Owens

Certified Security, Project, and IT Management skills with a background in leadership, integration, teaching, client management, and more…

How I Would Try to Hack Your Mint.com Account

Learn how your mint.com account could he hacked via a combination of wifi, mint.com’s password reset link, and simple social engineering. Understand what you can do to protect yourself.

Follow-Up to Is Mint.com Safe

So far the article Mint.com in 2010 – Is it Safe has received both positive and negative comments. I think that’s good. The goal is to provide an accurate, objective analysis of your security when using Mint.com. Below are some follow-up thoughts to comments I’ve seen so far. Please correct or comment where you see fit.

Mint.com in 2010 – Is it Safe?

To date there have been security concerns and questions identified around mint.com. This article is an attempt to objectively research some of those concerns, separate fact from fiction, and make recommendations where appropriate. My initial answer to “is Mint.com safe” is both no and yes, depending on what you’re concerned about and what safe means to you.

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    Researching and writing on various topics helps me to learn about new events and issues. Ideally I'll then be able to pass this along. Topics include Information Security, Project Management, productivity, and business improvements.
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