passwords: how to beat the hackers

nine new rules for hack-proof security.

by barry j. friedman, cpa
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consider all the passwords you use, in your personal and business lives. passwords secure all the resources on your computer and phone — your email and important online accounts.

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why work on making your passwords stronger?

hackers will attack the low-hanging fruit first.

what attackers will do is steal the storage of passwords on a vulnerable screen. these passwords are encrypted, but with tools like pwdump, airodump-ng and the meterpreter, hackers can take as much time as they need to crack your password.

the best way to make your password less appetizing is to choose a random set of characters in the maximum length your account or system will accept: