SEE: What makes hacking your account easy? Your short and sweet password!
Think of the craziest combination of characters - that's your new password!
Yes, we all struggle with keeping up with our 'upgraded' password!
But it might just be the difference between getting hacked and a secure account.
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The best you can do is simply write it down elsewhere or even save it as a cellphone number using a 'special name' for it.
The cybersecurity company, Hive Systems, recently shared data that shows how long it takes hackers to crack your password.
Are you the sentimental 'date of birth' password type of person?
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If you are, their report indicated that an eight-character password - with numbers, upper and lowercase letters and symbols can be cracked within five hours by an average hacker.
So scratch '19910330L!' - it's not a great idea.
If your password is shorter than the above, then you might as well kindly give the hacker your account!
Hive shared a helpful chart with data based on how long it would take a consumer-budget hacker to crack your password.
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Have a look at what works best according to the cybersecurity company:
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As you can see, 12 characters - with numbers and upper and lowercase letters, is the way to go! You just have to spice it up.
With everything on a cloud these days, the security of accounts is highly important.
Short and sweet won't make the cut.
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