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A password is the basic building block of securing your digital life and as such should be paid great attention to. As such, the most important way to safeguard data is to put it behind a strong password.[br][br][br]
[br][br]While we can install antivirus and anti-malware softwares, the most basic, and important way to safeguard our data is to put it behind a strong password. A password is the basic building block of securing your digital life and as such should be paid great attention to.[br][br]Here are a few tips and tricks to make your password strong and secure. [br][br]Never use one password for all your accounts[br][br]One of the most basic things you can do to ensure your password is strong is to make sure you don't use the same password for all your accounts. This not only makes guessing your passwords more difficult but also ensures that if one of your passwords is cracked, not all your accounts are hacked into because of it. [br][br]Use a long password[br][br]A long password with multiple special characters and numbers is much more difficult to crack than a simple password. Such passwords are also more secure than the most common form of password hacking -- brute force attack. So when you create your next password, ensure that you keep this in mind and create a password that's long and has multiple characters. [br][br]Avoid obvious mistakes[br][br]Another thing to ensure is that a password should never consist of obvious words like your name, your town or date of birth and should ideally be a collection of random letters, numbers, symbols, spaces and capital letters which despite being easy to remember are difficult to guess. [br][br]Use a password manager[br][br]A good password manager can be a great way to not only keep track of your passwords but also create strong ones. A lot of these password managers bring with them the functionality to create really strong passwords, ones that combine all good password creating practices. [br][br]Two-factor authentication[br][br]Last, but not least, the most important thing you can do to ensure your data remains out of the clutches of hackers is ensure you have two-factor authentication enabled wherever possible. [br][br]While a strong password is of great importance, there are times when even a strong password is not good enough. When faced with such a circumstance, two-factor authentication can be of great help as it adds a secondary layer of protection to your account. [br][br]Source : timesnownews.com |
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发表于 2019-05-02 22:57:05
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