One of the simplest ways for a hacker to gain control of your online accounts is by getting hold of your password. Sometimes, they do this through brute force attacks — automatically checking millions ...

STRONG PASSWORDS. SO WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT IT’S WORTH REPEATING. STRONG PASSWORDS ARE ABSOLUTELY THE KEY TO PERSONAL ONLINE SECURITY. I’VE TALKED TO MANY HACKING VICTIMS OVER THE YEARS, ...

Common passwords like "123456" and "password" are easily guessed by hackers. Strong passwords should be 12-16 characters long, mixing upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. Unique ...

You’ve probably heard it a hundred times: “Use a strong password.” And you should. However, if there’s one thing I’ve learned from studying penetration ...