Passwords and other highly sensitive information should not be stored as plain text in databases but it should be encrypted.If the server gets hacked by an intruder then he will get only the encrypted text.This way is secure because you are not providing password right away but you make him to work on the combinations of passwords that matches with a specific password
Windows 8 was launched months ago and is getting a bleak response from customers.As per the latest report windows 8 adoption rate is lesser than vista and constituting 1.77% .Windows 8 Metro UI is new to PCs but the lack of start button made some of the users disappointed and holding back from upgrading