You’ve likely come across the same security questions when trying to login to an account dozens of times. InvestigateTV Consumer Investigator RachelDePompa talks to Adam_K_Levin about why it may be safer to make the answer a lie.
said one piece of data often compromised in breaches are personal answers to security questions.
The problem with common security questions like, “What’s your maiden name?” or “The name of your favorite pet,” is“You don’t need to be truthful with the answer to your security question, because it’s not as if you’re being interviewed for a security clearance,” Levin explained. Levin said all that a particular app, website or company cares about when asking security questions is that the original answer is given when asked the question in the future.
He suggested users treat security question answers the same as passwords: use unique answers for every site visited.Use different passwords for every accountNever use “password” or other easily guessable phrases as passwordsSimply enter your information and the site will report if it has been exposed.
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