A weak password is still one of the most common ways hackers can access your accounts and steal important and sensitive information.
Thanks to sophisticated brute-force-attack software readily available online, hackers can try tens of millions of possible password combinations per second. For example, hacking software can guess a five-character password in under three hours. If only lowercase letters are used it’s 11.9 seconds.
So how do you fight back?
Simple. Create strong passwords for your accounts.
This means not using easy-to-remember passwords such as “password” or “letmein” but instead opting for passwords that are created using a variety of characters.
A good, strong password should be at least eight characters long (or longer!) and have a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols that are hard to guess. Don’t use dictionary words with proper capitalization because they’re easy to guess (like Password123#).
Even though it meets the requirements we just discussed, it’s easily hacked; remember, hackers have sophisticated password-hacking software that will run 24/7/365.
Cybercrime is at an all-time high, and hackers are setting their sights on small and medium businesses. Don’t be their next victim!
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