Nine new rules for hack-proof security.
By Barry J. Friedman, CPA
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Consider all the passwords you use, in your personal and business lives. Passwords secure all the resources on your computer and phone — your email and important online accounts.
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Why work on making your passwords stronger?
Hackers will attack the low-hanging fruit first.
What attackers will do is steal the storage of passwords on a vulnerable screen. These passwords are encrypted, but with tools like Pwdump, Airodump-Ng and the Meterpreter, hackers can take as much time as they need to crack your password.
The best way to make your password less appetizing is to choose a random set of characters in the maximum length your account or system will accept:
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