Posted on Jul 17, 2022
'Hackers love it' when you make these 6 biggest password mistakes, says security expert
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"After 20 years of studying online criminal behaviors, tactics, techniques and procedures, I’ve found that hackers love it when people make these six password mistakes."
'Hackers love it' when you make these 6 biggest password mistakes, says security expert
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We see attack attempts against #1 on a daily basis. We are finally starting to get through to many of our clients, but so many resisted for so long. We monitor these things and can see when attackers are trying to get into your accounts. Just trust us.
Numbers 3 and 5 allude to the best possible way to protect yourself. Use a password manager and create unique passwords for every online service you use. Turn on 2FA where you have critical information or access (e.g., email, financial, purchasing).
Numbers 3 and 5 allude to the best possible way to protect yourself. Use a password manager and create unique passwords for every online service you use. Turn on 2FA where you have critical information or access (e.g., email, financial, purchasing).
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SGT (Join to see) - Your choice. But you will reuse them less and make them stronger if you do.
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Maj (Join to see) my shortest password is a multilingual 16 digit alpha- numeric special character one. Enjoy trying to hack it
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SGT (Join to see) - I'm not trying to hack anyone unless they've asked me to do so and paid me for the work. If you are confident in your password strength, that's great. Most people are lazy and reuse simple, short passwords over and over. That's how trouble finds them.
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