Complex passwords don't make you any safer.
USA TODAYIt's hard even for you to remember your password, so you must have a good one — right?
The shift was widely covered in 2017, when a man often called the"father of passwords" said he regretted his earlier recommendations, which previously suggested secure passwords should be complex — filled with variations of letters, numbers and special characters. But over time, the advice led many people to believe that adding confusing characters to the end of a password or transposing letters with similar-looking characters would give them an added layer of cyber security, according to Dukes, an executive with the non-profit Center for Internet Security, Inc.
Repeating passwords is a huge security risk, Dukes said. It means that if one password is compromised in a data breach, you will have multiple accounts exposed to hackers.Sharing your streaming password?:You might not be able to remember dozens of passwords that look like"n4^G*E7fg?c=eW~P" . But you have a real shot at remembering, say, dozens of lines from your favorite comedy.That simple switch will make it far easier for you to remember multiple unique, strong passwords, Dukes said.
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